DEVELOPMENT OF AN URBAN FOOD LEADERSHIP COOP IN SUPPORT OF A LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM
Impact/Purpose:
To support a burgeoning urban food system in the mid-west, this innovative project
will develop the Urban Food Leadership Co-op (UFLC).
Description:
A need shared by all communities is a clean environment that supports a sustainable food system
and promotes human health. The current food system does not model environmental, social, or
economic sustainability. Therefore, the challenge is to develop and support a new food system
that creates sustainability for people, prosperity, and the planet. Local food systems reduce
chemical use and transportation food miles, reconnect consumers and producers, teach people
about food, and create a more resilient local economy.
Record Details:
Record Type:PROJECT(
ABSTRACT
)
Start Date:08/15/2009
Completion Date:08/14/2010
Record ID:
249253
Keywords:
LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM, LEADERSHIP, TRANSACTION COSTS,
Related Organizations:
Role
:OWNER
Organization Name
:UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN
Mailing Address
:14th and R St
Citation
:Lincoln
State
:NE
Zip Code
:68588
Project Information:
Approach
:The UFLC will improve the viability of an urban food system by 1) reducing
transaction costs and cost of entry, 2) providing focused training for parties with little or no
experience in food production and marketing, 3) facilitating the movement of goods into the food
system through local farmers markets, and 4) ensuring continued mentoring and support of
participants. The UFLC will increase the diversity of participants in the food system by
recruiting women, minority, and part-time market gardeners interested in growing food for both
their own families and local food systems.
Cost
:$10,000.00
Research Component
:Pollution Prevention/Sustainable Development
Approach
:The UFLC will improve the viability of an urban food system by 1) reducing
transaction costs and cost of entry, 2) providing focused training for parties with little or no
experience in food production and marketing, 3) facilitating the movement of goods into the food
system through local farmers markets, and 4) ensuring continued mentoring and support of
participants. The UFLC will increase the diversity of participants in the food system by
recruiting women, minority, and part-time market gardeners interested in growing food for both
their own families and local food systems.
Cost
:$10,000.00
Research Component
:P3 Challenge Area - Agriculture
Approach
:The UFLC will improve the viability of an urban food system by 1) reducing
transaction costs and cost of entry, 2) providing focused training for parties with little or no
experience in food production and marketing, 3) facilitating the movement of goods into the food
system through local farmers markets, and 4) ensuring continued mentoring and support of
participants. The UFLC will increase the diversity of participants in the food system by
recruiting women, minority, and part-time market gardeners interested in growing food for both
their own families and local food systems.
Cost
:$10,000.00
Research Component
:P3 Challenge Area - Energy
Project IDs:
ID Code
:SU834343
Project type
:EPA Grant