PANUPS: Resource Pointer #367 (Local Food Systems)

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PANUPS: Resource Pointer #367 (Local Food Systems)

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Resource Pointer #367 (Local Food Systems)

June 9, 2004

 

For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate publishers

or organizations directly.

 

*Ripe for Change, Rethinking California's Food Economy, 2004* International

Society for Ecology and Culture. Investigates the impacts of economic

globalization on the state's agriculture and discusses the role of local

agriculture in a sustainable future. Suggests policy changes and actions people

can take to support the growth of local agriculture. 126 pages. $12. Contact

International Society for Ecology and Culture, P.O. Box 9475, Berkeley, CA

94709, USA; phone (510) 548-4915; email california; Web site

http://www.isec.org.uk/.

 

*Beyond Food: Towards a Multifunctional Agriculture, 2003* Anne Moxnes Jervell

and Desmond A. Jolly. Discusses the many functions of agriculture in society and

the importance of small-scale farms. 21 pages. Available from the Norwegian

Agricultural Economics Institute as a free download at:

http://www.nilf.no/Publikasjoner/Notater/En/2003/N200319Hele.pdf. Contact

Desmond A. Jolly at UC-Davis Small Farm Center; phone (530) 752-8136; email

sfcenter.

 

*What's Cooking in Your Food System? A Guide to Community Food Assessment 2002*

Kami Pothukuchi, Hugh Joseph, Andy Fisher and Hannah Burton. Case studies of

nine Community Food Assessments. Provides information on how to plan and

organize an assessment, encourage community participation, and use an assessment

as a tool for change in your local community. 123 pages. Available as hard copy

for $18.00 + shipping at: http://www.foodsecurity.org/pubs.html; Contact

Community Food Security of Coalition, PO Box 209, Venice, CA 90294; phone (310)

822-5410; fax (310) 822-1440; Web site http://www.foodsecurity.org.

 

*Eating Oil: Food Supply in a Changing Climate, 2001* Sustain and Elm Farm

Research Centre. Suggests that one of the most harmful aspects of the

contemporary food system is dependence on petroleum. Looks at ways to create a

more sustainable food supply. 89 pages. Available as hard copy or as free

download at: http://www.sustainweb.org/chain_fm_eat.asp. Contact Sustain: The

Alliance for Better Food and Farming, 94 White Lion Street, London N1 9PF; phone

(0171) 837-1228; fax (0171) 837-1141; Web site http://www.sustainweb.org.

 

*NFACT: Framework for the Future of Agriculture, 2001* NFACT. Provides

agricultural profiles for New Mexico, Florida, Arizona, California and Texas.

Makes recommendations to the U.S. government in the areas of animal and plant

health, conservation, international and domestic marketing, agricultural

research, education and risk management. 39 pages. Available as a free download

at: http://www.nfact.org/. Contact California Department of Food and

Agriculture, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814; phone (916) 654-0433; fax

(916) 654-0403; Web site http://www.nfact.org/.

 

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