Supporting and expanding local markets can positively impact farm profitability and create jobs through production, processing and retailing.<\/p>\n
According to the 2007 Empire State Poll by the Cornell University Survey Research Institute, 78.5% of the New York State residents age 18 and older surveyed buy local foods and 37.4% said they went out of their way to buy local food.<\/p>\n
Tapping into the consumer market interested in local foods can benefit farmers and consumers directly, and a more localized food economy provides more choice in the marketplace, maintains a working landscape, and reduces the vulnerability of a highly centralized food supply.<\/p>\n
The North Country Regional Foods Initiative was started by the Cornell Cooperative Extension Associations of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties and the Economic Development Administration University Center at Cornell\u2019s Community and Rural Development Institute (CaRDI) to understand and document how local food businesses and activities benefit the northern NY region and identify strategies for enhancing those benefits.<\/p>\n
Research on local foods includes:<\/strong> Enhancing Local and Regional Food Systems: Exploring the Research, What Works, and What We Need to Learn, 2009<\/span><\/a><\/span> Research Report on the Impacts of Local and Regional Foods in the Adirondack-North Country Region, 2008:<\/strong> The Role of Adirondack North Country Foods in Community and Economic Development, Tupper Lake, 2008<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Supporting and expanding local markets can positively impact farm profitability and create jobs through production, processing and retailing. According to the 2007 Empire State Poll by the Cornell University Survey Research Institute, 78.5% of the New York State residents age 18 and older surveyed buy local foods and 37.4% said they went out of their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":45,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-2293","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2295,"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2293\/revisions\/2295"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAssessing the Success of Farmers’ Markets in NNY, 2009
\n<\/a>Determinants of Vendor Success in Farmers’ Markets in Upstate NY, 2008<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Exploring Regional Food Systems: A North Country Example, 2009<\/a><\/p>\n
\nExecutive Summary<\/a>
\nIntroduction<\/a>
\nImpact Analysis Research Briefs: Market Outlets<\/a>
\nImpact Analysis Research Briefs: Farm\/Food Business Economics<\/a>
\nImpact Analysis Research Briefs: Training and Educational Resources<\/a>
\nImpact Analysis Research Briefs: Collaborations<\/a>
\nImpact Analysis Research Briefs: Roles of Local\/Regional Food Businesses in NNY<\/a>
\nImpact Analysis Research Briefs: Organizational Support
\n<\/a>Conclusions and Recommendations<\/a>
\nAppendices: Farm\/Food Business Case Study
\n<\/a>Appendices: Organization Interview Protocol
\n<\/a>Appendices: A Select History of Local Food Events in NNY<\/a>
\nFact Sheet 1: The Agricultural Geography of the Adirondack-North Country Region<\/a>
\nFact Sheet 2: Local Food and Agriculture Trends<\/a>
\nFact Sheet 3: Potential Community Impacts of Regional Foods
\n<\/a>Fact Sheet 4: Regional Food Processing Trends
\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Local Food Diet and Health Considerations
\n<\/a>The Value of Farmers Markets: Economic, Social, Community Building<\/a>
\nInternet Marketing Opportunity
\n<\/a>Farm to Chef Express Project
\n<\/a>Growing the Local Food Economy in NNY One Maple Tap at a Time
\n<\/a>Connecting Local Foods with Health and Well-being Part I
\n<\/a>Connecting Local Foods with Health and Well-being Part II
\n<\/a>Local Food in Our Future
\n<\/a>Land Use and Agricultural Economic Development: The Policy Connection
\n<\/a>Policy Forum & Action Steps<\/a><\/p>\n