Crossroads Resource Center
Tools for Community Self Determination

Farm & Food Economies
Rural Economic Studies

NEW! 29 regions studied in 15 states!

To download results from several "Finding Food in Farm Country" studies performed in Minnesota, Iowa, California, and Hawaii from 2001-2005, Click here.

To download results from more recent "Finding Food in Farm Country" regional studies follow the links below.

  • To download Ken Meter's short paper, "Use Local Economic Analysis to strengthen 'Buy Fresh Buy Local' foods campaigns," (Published in cooperation with FoodRoutes), Click here.

  • To download Ken's short paper, "Evaluating your 'Buy Fresh, Buy Local' foods campaign," (Published in cooperation with FoodRoutes), Click here.

  • REGIONAL DATA SUMMARIES

  • WISCONSIN -- Northwest Wisconsin (10 counties, 2008) Click here.
    Partners: Barron County, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin Extension, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

  • MARYLAND & VIRGINIA -- East Chesapeake Bay region (7 counties, 2007) Click here.
    Partner: Food and Water Watch, East Chesapeake farmers

  • WASHINGTON STATE -- Clark County (2008) Click here.
    Partner: Community Choices (Vancouver, Washington)

  • NEW MEXICO -- Northern New Mexico (7 counties, 2007) Click here.
    Partner: New Mexico Acequia Association

  • MINNESOTA -- Southeast Minnesota (15 counties, 2007 -- new study with expanded region) Click here.
    Partners: Experiment in Rural Cooperation, University of Minnesota

  • OREGON -- Corvallis region (3 counties, 2007) Click here.
    Partners: Ten Rivers Food Web, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Oregon State University Extension, Northwest Area Foundation

  • WASHINGTON STATE -- Northern Olympic Peninsula (2 counties, 2007) Click here.
    Partners: Washington State University Extension, Team Jefferson, Northwest Area Foundation

  • FLORIDA -- Sarasota (2006) Click here.
    Partner: City of Sarasota economic development

  • NORTH CAROLINA -- Western North Carolina (23 counties, 2006) Click here.
    Partner: Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Program

  • IOWA -- Pathfinders RC&D region (Southeast Iowa) Click here.
    Partners: Pathfinders Resource Conservation and Development District, Aldo Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University

  • IOWA -- Iowa River Valley RC&D region (East Central Iowa) Click here.
    Partners: Iowa Valley Resource Conservation and Development District, Aldo Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, Northwest Area Foundation

  • IOWA -- Golden Hills RC&D region (Southwest Iowa) Click here.
    Partners: Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development District, Aldo Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University

  • IOWA -- Prairie Rivers RC&D region (Central Iowa) Click here.
    Partners: Prairie Rivers Resource Conservation and Development District, Aldo Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University

  • ARIZONA -- Coconino County (July, 2006) Click here.
    Partner: Northern Arizona University Center for Sustainable Environments

  • ARIZONA -- Navajo County (July, 2006) Click here.
    Partner: Northern Arizona University Center for Sustainable Environments

  • ARIZONA -- Yavapai County (July, 2006) Click here.
    Partner: Northern Arizona University Center for Sustainable Environments

  • FLORIDA & ALABAMA -- Santa Rosa region (March, 2006) Click here.
    Partner: Team Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa County economic development)

  • MINNESOTA -- West Central region (12 counties, November, 2005) Click here.
    Partners: West Central Minnesota Regional Sustainable Development Partnership, University of Minnesota

  • MINNESOTA -- Northwest region (13 counties, October, 2005) Click here.
    Partners: Northwest Minnesota Regional Sustainable Development Partnership, University of Minnesota

  • IOWA -- Black Hawk region (November, 2005) Click here.
    Partners: University of Northern Iowa Buy Fresh Buy Local campaign, Aldo Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University

  • IOWA -- Woodbury County (November, 2005) Click here.
    Partner: Woodbury County Rural Economic Development, Aldo Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University

  • CALIFORNIA -- Includes state, Sacramento metro area and Ventura County (January, 2005) Click here.
    Partners: Roots of Change "Vivid Picture" project, Ecotrust

  • MINNESOTA -- Southeast region (Original "Finding Food in Farm Country" study, 2001) Click here.
    Partners: Experiment in Rural Cooperation, Community Design Center, & University of Minnesota

  • Other studies include (no data summaries available):

  • VIRGINIA -- State of Virginia (2007) Partner: University of Virginia

  • IOWA -- Northeast region (2004) Partners: GROWN Locally, Northeast Iowa Farm and Food Coalition, Iowa State University Extension, Aldo Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, Oneota Coop

  • IOWA -- Wright County (2004) Partner: Herešs 2 our Health, Aldo Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, ALCES Foundation




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