The economic impact of farmers’ markets and a state level locally grown campaign

Hughes, David W.; Isengildina‐Massa, Olga

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.05.001

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“…Many authors [28,37,38] found that people are willing to pay a premium price for locally produced food. Therefore, while promoting local production, FMs sustain the local food system and contribute to many economic sustainability goals such as (1) supporting new employment and a good standard of living for farmers and their families [39,40]; (2) stimulating local economies; and (3) encouraging farm's economic diversification [41]. Consequently, these locally based systems let rural areas retain their autonomy and produce evenly distributed welfare, thus contributing to the economic sustainability of rural communities.…”

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Consumers’ Sense of Farmers’ Markets: Tasting Sustainability or Just Purchasing Food?

Giampietri

Koemle

et al. 2016

Sustainability

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Sustainable food consumption has attracted widespread attention over the last decades by scholars, policy makers and consumers. In line with this, farmers' markets (FMs) have the potential to encourage sustainable agricultural production and consumption. By reducing the number of actors and distances along the food chain, these alternative food systems foster the reconnection between farmers and consumers and contribute to different social, economic and environmentally sustainable goals. This paper provides insights into how consumers' sustainability concerns are related to their motivation for shopping at FMs. By means of a choice experiment, we analyze the determinants of consumers' preferences for buying apples at FMs. We are particularly interested in understanding how attitudes towards the three sustainability dimensions are related to consumer preferences in this context. We find that consumer attitudes towards direct contact with producers, contributing to farmers' income, and environmental benefits, can be directly related to product characteristics that are specific to FMs.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Consumers’ Sense of Farmers’ Markets: Tasting Sustainability or Just Purchasing Food?

Giampietri

Koemle

et al. 2016

Sustainability

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“…As interest in local food has grown, so has interest in measuring the economic contribution and impact of local food initiatives. Previous studies have assessed increased purchases of local foods by consumers (Conner et al, 2008;Rossi, Johnson, & Hendrickson, 2017;Swenson, 2006), increased sales at farmers' markets (Becot et al, 2018;Hughes et al, 2008;Hughes & Isengildina-Massa, 2015;Myers, 2004;Otto & Varner, 2005), through food hubs (Jablonski & Schmit, 2015;Schmit, Jablonski, & Mansury, 2013) and through institutions (Becot et al, 2018;Becot, Conner, Imrie, & Ettman, 2016;Christensen, Jablonski, Stephens, & Joshi, 2017;Tuck, Haynes, King, & Pesch, 2010). Scholars have pointed out the importance of using sound methods and data.…”

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Counting Local Food Consumption: Longitudinal Data and Lessons from Vermont

Conner

Becot

Kahler

et al. 2020

J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev.

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As interest in local food systems as a community development tool increases, scholars and practitioners are looking for methods to count progress toward benchmarks. This paper reports on efforts to count local food consumption as part of a statewide strategic plan for food systems development in Vermont. It provides longitudinal data from three waves of counting (2011, 2014, and 2017), finding increases over time due to both increased consumption and improved counting methods. The paper reflects on successes and challenges over the study period, focusing on data availability, key assumptions, and limitations. It concludes with future directions of inquiry into measuring food relocalization efforts.

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“…A few studies across the country have collected data from more than one market stakeholder group at multiple markets. Notable examples include those in Iowa (Varner & Otto, 2008), Oklahoma (Henneberry, Whitacre, & Agustini, 2009), South Carolina (Hughes & Isengildina-Massa, 2015), Washington (Ostrom & Donovan, 2013), Maine (Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets, 2017), and upstate New York (Schmit & Gómez, 2011). Farmers' Markets Canada contracted a comprehensive national study to establish a benchmark in 2009 encompassing 508 farmers markets identified across the country (Experience Renewal Solutions, 2009).…”

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The Farmers Market Metrics Project: A Research Brief on Scalable Data Collection in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro

Peterson

Nowak

2019

J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev.

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Maintaining funding for local and regional food system initiatives requires reliable data to demonstrate their impacts. Data that are specific to farmers markets in a localized context are not readily available. The Farmers Market Metrics Project is a three-way partnership between farmers markets, local government, and a university to elevate the capacity of the markets in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro region through regionally collected metrics to quantify their presence in the regional food system. In this research brief, we introduce the FM360 data collection method being developed by the project, which is scalable across geographic areas. Scalability is critical to making the data collection process adaptable and effective in cases involving multiple data sources and when flexibility is needed in defining the food system parameters to satisfy partners and prospective funders.

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The economic impact of farmers’ markets and a state level locally grown campaign

Cited by 46 publications

References 12 publications

Consumers’ Sense of Farmers’ Markets: Tasting Sustainability or Just Purchasing Food?

Consumers’ Sense of Farmers’ Markets: Tasting Sustainability or Just Purchasing Food?

Counting Local Food Consumption: Longitudinal Data and Lessons from Vermont

The Farmers Market Metrics Project: A Research Brief on Scalable Data Collection in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro

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