General Resources & Websites
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Food System Reports and Resources by Topic
General Resources & Websites
- ChangeLab Solutions
- Community Food Security Coalition
- Cornell University Library: Local and Regional Food Systems
- Crossroads Resource Center
- Cultivating Regional Food Security: Recent Research in Urban-Rural Food Systems (2010)
- C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems
- The Food Trust
- Local Food Systems: Concepts, Impacts, and Issues (2010)
- National Good Food Network
- Principles of a Healthy, Sustainable Food System (2010)
- Wallace Center
- Washington State University Extension
Agriculture (including urban agriculture)
- Ag Sustainability Report: A Community Vision for Sustainable Agriculture in Snohomish County (2007)
- Snohomish County
- Census of Agriculture
- US Department of Agriculture
- Food for Thought: Groundwork for the King County Food & Fitness Initiative (2008)
- UW Design and Planning Studio
- Future of Farming (2009)
- WA Department of Agriculture
- Growing Green: An Inventory of Public Lands Suitable for Community Gardening (2008)
- M. Horst for City of Seattle
- Growing Urban Agriculture: Equitable Strategies and Policies for Improving Access to Healthy Food and Revitalizing Communities (2012)
- PolicyLink
- King County Agricultural History Resources (1999)
- HistoryLink
- King County FARMS Report: Future of Agriculture Realizing Meaningful Solutions (2009)
- King County
- King County Food and Fitness Initiative: Agricultural Assessment (2009)
- WSU Small Farms Team
- Kitsap County Farmland Preservation Strategic Plan (2011)
- Kitsap County
- Losing Ground: Farmland Protection in the Puget Sound Region and Summary of County Assessments (2011)
- American Farmland Trust
- Planting the Seeds: Moving to More Local Food in Western Washington (2012)
- American Farmland Trust
- Preserving Farmland and Farmers: Pierce County Strategic Action Plan (2006)
- Pierce County
- Regional Agriculture – Land Use Technical Study of the Central Puget Sound Region (1974)
- Puget Sound Governmental Conference
- Snohomish County Agriculture Action Plan: A Plan to Preserve and Enhance the Agricultural Economy in Snohomish County (2005)
- Snohomish County
- Sustainable Agriculture in Washington State: A Look at Baseline Indicators (2002)
- WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Tacoma Community Garden Plan 2010-2012
- Tacoma-Pierce County ACHIEVE Coalition
- Urban Agriculture: A Sixteen City Survey of Urban Agriculture Practices Across the Country
- Turner Environmental Law Clinic
- Urban Agriculture in Seattle: Policy & Barriers
- Prepared by UW students for City of Seattle Departments
- Using Land Inventories to Plan for Urban Agriculture (2008)
- Journal of the American Planning Association
- Washington Farmland Information and Statistics
- Farmland Information Center
- Washington State Farmland Preservation Indicators (2009)
- WA Office of Farmland Preservation
- Working Paper and Statistics on Farmland in WA: Future of Farming Appendix
- American Farmland Trust
Economic Development (food economy, farmers markets, processing, procurement, retail)
- County and ZIP Code Business Patterns
- United States Census Bureau.
- Direct and Intermediated Marketing of Local Foods in the United States (2011)
- US Department of Agriculture
- Data Compilation Background Report: Economic Opportunities Preliminary Analysis, Local Food Action Initiative (2009)
- V. Sonntag. Presentation to City of Seattle
- Economic Opportunities for a Regional Food System (2010)
- T. Morales & V. Sonntag. Presented to the Seattle City Council Committee on Regional Development & Sustainability
- Farmers Market Search
- US Department of Agriculture
- Getting to Grocery: Tools for Attracting Healthy Food Retail to Underserved Neighborhoods (2009)
- Planning for Healthy Places
- Healthier Food Retail: Beginning the Assessment Process in Your State or Community
- Centers for Disease Control
- Healthy Corner Stores Network
- Toolkit: Economic Development and Redevelopment (2007)
- Planning for Healthy Places
- King County Farmers Market Report (2010)
- King County
- Local Meat for Local Meals: An Assessment of Demand for a Mobile Slaughtering Unit in Pierce, King, Kitsap and Thurston Counties (2009)
- Marketing Research and Strategy for Growing Sales Opportunities at Puget Sound Farmers Markets
- Cascade Harvest Coalition
- Regional Food Hub Resource Guide (2012)
- US Department of Agriculture
- Regional Food Hubs: Understanding the Scope and Scale of Food Hub Operations (2011)
- US Department of Agriculture
- Regional Food System Report (2008)
- Northwest Agriculture Business Center
- Using Government Purchasing Power to Increase Access to Healthy Food (2011)
- ChangeLab Solutions
- WA Food Procurement Policy Brief (2009)
- UW Public Health students for Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition
- Why Local Linkages Matter: Findings from the Local Food Economy Study (2005)
- Sustainable Seattle
Environment
- A Framework for Stewardship: Final Report of the William D. Ruckelshaus Center on the work of the Agriculture and Critical Areas Committee (2010)
- Washington State University and University of Washington
- Environmental Markets for Northwest Farmers and Ranchers (2010)
- American Farmland Trust.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Local Food System (2008)
- Seattle-King County Acting Food Policy Council
- Snohomish County Sustainable Lands Strategy
- Snohomish County
Equity (food access, food security, wages)
- American FactFinder
- US Census Bureau
- Benchmarking Access to Food Sources and Physical Activity Facilities (2009)
- UW Urban Form Lab
- The Color of Food (2011)
- Applied Research Center
- Community Food Security Assessment Toolkit (2003)
- US Department of Agriculture
- An Evaluation of Food Deserts in America (2012)
- Choices Magazine
- Farmers Markets as a Strategy to Improve Access to Healthy Food for Low-Income Families and Communities (2013)
- Project for Public Spaces
- Food Desert Locator
- US Department of Agriculture
- The Hands That Feed Us: Challenges and Opportunities for Workers Along the Food Chain (2012)
- Food Chain Workers Alliance
- Mapping Food Insecurity and Access in Seattle and King County (2008)
- Seattle-King County Acting Food Policy Council
- Map the Meal Gap
- Feeding America
- Missing Meals Report (2008)
- Food Lifeline
- The Search for Affordable Nutrient Rich Foods: A Comparison of Supermarket Food Prices in Seattle-King County (2009)
- UW Center for Public Health Nutrition
- Strategic Plan to End Childhood Hunger in Washington (2008)
- Children’s Alliance.
- Understanding Food Deserts and Their Consequences: Report to Congress (2009)
- US Department of Agriculture
Health (food environment, nutrition, healthy purchasing, obesity)
- Access to Healthy Foods in Washington (2010)
- Access to Healthy Foods Coalition and UW Center for Public Health Nutrition
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- WA Department of Health
- Child Nutrition Programs
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service
- Chronic Disease Profiles by County
- WA Department of Health
- Cooking Up Community: Nutrition Education in Emergency Food Programs (2012)
- WhyHunger
- County Health Rankings
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Food Environment Atlas
- US Department of Agriculture ERS
- Food Systems and Public Health: Linkages to Achieve Healthier Diets and Healthier Communities
- Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition
- Growing Nourishing Food Systems: A Guide for Local Governments to Improve Healthy Eating in Washington State (2013)
- WA Department of Health
- King County Food System Atlas (2005)
- Washington State University
- King County Healthy Vending Guidelines (2011)
- Public Health – Seattle & King County
- King County’s Putting Prevention to Work data
- Public Health – Seattle & King County
- Mayor’s Guide to Fighting Childhood Obesity (2009)
- The United States Conference of Mayors
- National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research
- Research Review: School-based Health Interventions and Academic Achievement (2009)
- WA Department of Health, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Health
- The State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables
- Centers for Disease Control
- WA Child Nutrition Programs (2011)
- Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
- WA Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan (2008)
- WA Department of Health
Policy
- Aligning Food Systems Policies to Advance Public Health (2009)
- Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition
- Community Design for Healthy Eating (2006)
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Community Food Security Coalition Recommendations for Food Systems Policy in Seattle (2011)
- Commissioned by Seattle City Council
- ENACT: Environmental Nutrition and Activity Community Strategies
- Strategic Alliance for Healthy Food and Activity Environments
- Food Access Policy and Planning Guide (2011)
- Northwest Center for Livable Communities
- Food Policy Councils: Lessons Learned (2009)
- Food First
- Food Policy from Neighborhood to Nation (2011)
- Community Food Security Coalition
- Gardening – A National Call to Action (2010)
- Food & Society Policy Fellows
- Good Laws, Good Food: Putting Local Food Policy to Work for Our Communities (2012)
- Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic & Community Food Security Coalition
- Good Laws, Good Food: Putting State Food Policy to Work for Our Communities (2012)
- Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic & Mark Winne Associates
- Guide to Fruit and Vegetable Strategies (2011)
- Centers for Disease Control
- Healthy Places, Healthy Food Environment
- Centers for Disease Control
- Healthy Planning Policies: A Compendium from California General Plans (2009)
- ChangeLab Solutions
- Integrating Food Policy in Comprehensive Planning: Resources for the City of Seattle (2012)
- Puget Sound Regional Council
- Model Food Systems Policy Tools for Local Communities
- National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity
- Northwest Farm Bill Action Group
- Nutrition and Physical Activity Legislative Database
- WA Department of Health & UW Center for Public Health Nutrition Partners in Action
- Partners in Action, Good Nutrition, Active Living, and Healthy Communities in Washington.
- University of Washington, Center for Public Health Nutrition
- Planning for Food Access and Community-Based Food Systems: A National Scan and Evaluation of Local Comprehensive and Sustainability Plans (2012)
- American Planning Association
- Planning to Eat? Innovative Local Government Plans and Policies to Build Healthy Food Systems in the US (2011)
- SUNY – Buffalo
- Policy Guide on Community and Regional Food Planning (2007)
- American Planning Association
- Promoting Healthy Communities and Reducing Childhood Obesity: Legislative Options (2009)
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- Recipes for Change: Healthy Food in Every Community (2010)
- Prevention Institute
- Report on Washington’s Food System Response to Executive Order 10-02 (2012)
- Washington State
- Seattle Farm Bill Principles
Community Food Assessments and Plans
- Food Connections: Community Food Profiles Provide a Tool for Framing Community-based Food Systems (2005)
- C.S. Mott Group
- Planning for Agriculture and Food Systems Resource Index
- Farmland Information Center
- What’s Cooking in Your Food System? A Guide to Community Food Assessment (2002)
- Community Food Security Coalition
Washington State
- Central Puget Sound Food System Assessment (2011)
- UW Urban Planning studio
- Exploring the Clark County Food System (2008)
- Clark County
- North Central Washington Regional Food System Baseline Assessment Final Report (2009)
- Seattle Food Action Plan (2012)
- Seattle Food System Enhancement Project (2007)
- Sound Food Report, Enhancing Seattle’s Food System (2006)
- Whatcom County Community Food Assessment (2011)
Other Examples
- GO TO 2040 Plan – Local Food Systems element
- Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
- Food Assessment examples
- Community Food Security Coalition
- The Good Food for All Agenda: Creating a New Regional Food System for Los Angeles (2010)
- Los Angeles Food Policy Task Force
- Cultivating Resilience: A Food System Blueprint that Advances the Health of Iowans, Farms and Communities (2011)
- Iowa Food Systems Council
- Food Works: A Vision to Improve NYC’s Food System (2010)
- New York City Council
- Greater Philadelphia Food Systems Study and Eating Here: Greater Philadelphia’s Food System Plan
- Michigan Good Food Charter (2010)
- Michigan Good Food
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