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Growing Local Our Sustainable Future Series Editors Charles A. Francis University of Nebraska– Lincoln Cornelia Flora Iowa State University Tom Lynch University of Nebraska– Lincoln Growing Local Case Studies on Local Food Supply Chains Edited by Robert P. King, Michael S. Hand, and Miguel I. Gómez University of Nebraska Press | Lincoln and London © 2014 by the Board of Regents of Library of Congress the University of Nebraska Cataloging- in- Publication Data Growing local: case studies on local food Contributions by Michael Hand were supply chains / edited by Robert P. King, written and prepared in his capacity as Michael S. Hand, and Miguel I. Gómez. a U.S. government employee on official pages cm.— (Our sustainable future) time and therefore are in the public Case studies on local food supply chains domain and not subject to copyright. Includes bibliographical references and index. The views expressed in this volume are the isbn 978- 0- 8032- 5485- 5 (cloth: alk. paper) authors’ and do not necessarily represent the isbn 978- 0- 8032- 5816- 7 (epub) views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. isbn 978- 0- 8032- 5819- 8 (mobi) isbn 978- 0- 8032- 5699- 6 (pdf) Acknowledgment for the use of copyrighted 1. Food supply— United States— Case studies. material appears on page 136, which constitutes 2. Local foods— United States—C ase studies. an extension of the copyright page. I. King, Robert Philip, 1950– II. Hand, Michael S. (Michael Stephen), 1977– III. Gómez, Miguel All rights reserved I. IV. Title: Case studies on local food supply Manufactured in the United States of America chains. V. Series: Our sustainable future. hd9005.g76 2014 Set in Minion by Renni Johnson. 338.1'973— dc23 Designed by N. Putens. 2014024550 contents List of Figures vii List of Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Part 1. Understanding Local Food Systems from a Supply Chain Perspective 1. From Farms to Consumers: An Introduction to Supply Chains for Local Foods 3 Miguel I. Gómez and Michael S. Hand 2. Research Design for Local Food Case Studies 14 Robert P. King, Michael S. Hand, and Gigi DiGiacomo Part 2: Case Studies on Local Food Supply Chains 3. Apple Case Studies in the Syracuse msa 35 Miguel I. Gómez, Edward W. McLaughlin, and Kristen S. Park 4. Blueberry Case Studies in the Portland- Vancouver msa 85 Larry Lev 5. Spring Mix Case Studies in the Sacramento msa 127 Shermain D. Hardesty 6. Beef Case Studies in the Minneapolis– St. Paul– Bloomington msa 178 Robert P. King, Gigi DiGiacomo, and Gerald F. Ortmann 7. Fluid Milk Case Studies in the Washington dc Area 228 Michael S. Hand and Kate Clancy Part 3: A Synthesis of Case Study Findings 8. Product Prices and Availability 267 Kristen S. Park, Miguel I. Gómez, Gerald F. Ortmann, and Jeffrey Horwich 9. What Does Local Deliver? 291 Larry Lev, Michael S. Hand, and Gigi DiGiacomo 10. Can Local Food Markets Expand? 313 Edward W. McLaughlin, Shermain D. Hardesty, and Miguel I. Gómez 11. What Role Do Public Policies and Programs Play in the Growth of Local Foods? 330 Michael S. Hand and Kate Clancy 12. A Look to the Future 346 Robert P. King, Miguel I. Gómez, and Michael S. Hand Contributors 349 Index 351 figures 1. New York State, Syracuse msa and major apple producing regions 36 2. Apple volume by month in 2008, focal store, Syracuse, New York 40 3. Mainstream supply chain, SuperFoods 41 4. Direct market supply chain, Jim Smith Farm 54 5. Intermediated supply chain, New York Central School District 64 6. Weekly prices for apples in various retail outlets, 2009 80 7. Portland msa 86 8. Mainstream supply chain, Allfoods Supermarket 90 9. Direct market supply chain, Thompson Farms 100 10. Intermediated supply chain, Nature’s Fountain and New Seasons 109 11. Western U.S. production regions for spring mix 128 12. Mainstream supply chain, Nugget Markets 133 13. Earthbound Farm’s processing flow 135 14. Direct market supply chain, Fiddler’s Green Farm 143 15. Intermediated supply chain, Davis Food Co-o p 155 16. Twin Cities msa 179 17. Beef supply chain 181 18. Mainstream supply chain, Kowalski’s Markets 184 19. Direct market supply chain, SunShineHarvest Farm 192 20. Intermediated supply chain, Thousand Hills Cattle Company 205 21. Geographic definition of the Washington dc local area 229 22. Mainstream supply chain, Maryland and Virginia Co- op 232 23. Direct market supply chain, South Mountain Creamery 237 24. Intermediated supply chain, Trickling Springs Creamery 246 25. Local apple availability across study locations and retail outlets 269 26. Local blueberry availability across study locations and retail outlets 270 27. Local spring mix availability across study locations and retail outlets 272 28. Local ground beef availability across study locations and retail outlets 273 29. Local milk availability across study locations and retail outlets 274 30. Market value of agricultural products sold by constant- dollar sales class, 1982–2 007 296 tables 1. U.S. and New York apple statistics, 2008 37 2. Value of agriculture products sold directly to individuals for human consumption, New York, 2007 39 3. Allocation of retail revenue in Syracuse, New York— apple chains, by supply chain and segment 78 4. Food miles and transportation fuel use in Syracuse, New York— apple supply chains 82 5. Allocation of retail revenue in Portland, Oregon— blueberry chains, by supply chain and segment 120 6. Food miles and transportation fuel use in Portland, Oregon— blueberry supply chains 122 7. Estimated spring mix production in major California counties, 2008 131 8. Nugget’s Earthbound spring mix sales, 2009 139 9. Fiddler’s Green Farm marketing costs and revenues, 2008 146 10. Fiddler’s spring mix revenues by channel 149 11. Co- op’s spring mix prices and sales, 2009 161 12. Spring mix food miles and fuel usage for Davis Food Co- op’s supply chains 162
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