“…In addition, food service directors also cite problems such as lack of yearround availability, adequate quantity and quality of local products, and local and state regulations (Gregoire & Strohbehn, 2002;Gregoire, Strohbehn, Huss, Huber, Karp, & Klein, 2000). Colleges with buying programs for locally grown produce incur significant transaction costs, as well as pay premium prices (Hardesty, 2008). From the growers' perspective, obstacles include lack of product availability, lack of a dependable market, and the inability to change prices they receive (Gregoire, Arendt, & Strohbehn, 2005).…”