Table Of ContentGrowing 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,
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Michael S. Hand, and Miguel I. Gómez.
a U.S. government employee on official
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Case studies on local food supply chains
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S. (Michael Stephen), 1977– III. Gómez, Miguel
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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
