Local Food Economy
Lynch, J., Meter, K., Robles-Schrader, G., Goldenberg, M. P., Bassler, E., Chusid, S., & Jansen Austin, C. (Eds.). (2015). Exploring economic and health impacts of local food procurement. Chicago: Illinois Public Health Institute. Retrieved from HERE
Lynch, et al, examine the trend of local food procurement in public institutions, offering a wide ranch of reflective tools for entities considering or implementing these policies. The research study was a collaboration of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) partnered with Crossroads Resource Center (CRC) and the National Network of Public Health Institutes, examining case studies. In the 164 page report, they provide assessments of tools being used to evaluate economic impact, highlight best practices, and more.
Meter, K. (2015). Two new tools for measuring economic impacts. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 5–7. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2015.053.010
Ken Meters continues his exploration of tools to evaluate the local food economy. The research builds off his 2011 paper investigating economic multipliers, and offers updated methodology.
