The "Nature of the Cooperative," five collected articles authored by USDA Rural Development agricultural economist K. Charles Ling, were originally printed in the Rural Cooperatives magazine to examine the nature of cooperatives and their place in our free-market economy.
A growing group of people are interested in getting more local foods into the hands of more eaters -- and providing additional marketing channels for farmers to produce sustainable, local foods.
To explore new ideas for creating local food systems on a grander scale, the NCR-SARE’s Professional Development Program (PDP) hosted a 2-day conference in Madison, WI, September 28-29, 2010.
This recorded webinar took place as a followup to that regional training, including a local foods virtual tour. Enter your name and email address and then follow the prompts to access the recorded presentation.
This recorded webinar took place in May 2012 as a second followup to that regional training. Enter your name and email address and then follow the prompts to access the recorded presentation.
aggregation animal welfare apples beef buyers case studies case study college cafeteria community groups community supported agriculture consumer research cooperatives dairy cooperative diary direct marketing distribution EBT Europe farm to school farm-to-school farmers markets Farmers’ Market Promotion Program farmers’ markets food industry food logistics industry food miles food purchasing practices food safety food service buyers food systems food value chain green marketing health care hoop houses institutional buyers institutional markets intermediaries local food local food policy local food supply chains local food systems local foods mainstream food system mainstream supply chains market bucks marketing marketing relationships Missouri MO nutrition policy post-harvest price processing produce regional food system retail buyers retailers scaling up season extension SNAP state policy suppliers supply chain supply chains traceability transportation urban agriculture urban farming USDA programs value chain vegetables warehousing wholesale
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
