@article{Feenstra_2019, place={Ithaca, NY, USA}, title={Increasing the Capacity for Place-based Food Systems}, volume={9}, url={https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/722}, DOI={10.5304/jafscd.2019.091.018}, abstractNote={<p><em>First paragraph:</em></p> <p>Communities across North America are respond­ing to environmental, economic, and social chal­lenges in our food and agricultural systems by cre­ating and nurturing “place-based food systems.” Some distinguishing features of place-based, regional food systems are that:</p> <ul> <li>They are deeply connected to the environ­ment and to caring for it in a particular place;</li> <li>There are relationships of trust within supply chains from farmers and ranchers to processors to distributors to retailers or other institutions to consumers;</li> <li>Community food security and food sover­eignty are important goals and rights;</li> <li>The health of individuals and communities is paramount;</li> <li>There are infrastructures in place to support healthy place-based food systems; and</li> <li>All members of the food system have an opportunity to participate meaningfully in its development.</li> </ul> <p>See the <a title="press release archive" href="http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=488966&f=60033&s=84565&m=981607&t=257c360ddc23fcec50d37942ed548ee4169a6c0d76d51e227fa886af9ecdf0c7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> for this article. </p>}, number={A}, journal={Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development}, author={Feenstra, Gail}, year={2019}, month={Aug.}, pages={61–66} }