Publications: Local Food

Local Food as Community Economic Development Ken Meter (2008)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Public health-related provisions. How federal stimulus money could be used to help build a local food system (published by the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO)).

Food With the Farmer’s Face On It: Emerging Community-Based Food Systems. A media guide introducing readers to this vital movement, produced by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. (2003)

“Finding Food in Farm Country,” Ken Meter and Jon Rosales (2001)

Writing Farm Policy Ken Meter (1986)

Who Produces Minnesota’s Food? Ken Meter (1981)

Building Community Food Webs in the News!

Ken's new book Building Community Food Webs has been featured in diverse articles and podcasts. Use links below to access them!

Brighton, Colorado

May 24, 2021, webinar with farmer Tim Ferrell and City food coordinator Anneli Berube to celebrate the book's coverage of Brighton's efforts to protect farmland from development. Building Community Food Webs Book Talk 2021

AERO Montana

Ken Meter keynoted the AERO Montana annual meeting on November 13, 2021. AERO’s visionary work to foster innovations by Montana growers during the Farm Credit Crisis of the 1980s was featured in Building Community Food Webs.

JAFSCD Review

University of Southern Maine Professor Matthew Hoffman reviewed BCFW for the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development in May, 2022, stating that "Chapter 1, which explains the need for local food systems, is an excellent piece of work that deserves to be included on any food systems syllabus."

LSP Minnesota

Dana Jackson reviewed Building Community Food Webs for LSP's Land Stewardship Letter, Fall 2021.

LSP Minnesota "Ear to the Ground" Podcast 283

Brian DeVore interviewed Ken Meter to cover a lifetime of work including Building Community Food Webs. Summer, 2022.

Carleton University, Canada

Ken Meter joined Navin Ramankutty, Peter Andree, and Ryan Katz-Rosene in February, 2022, to discuss the dilemmas of scaling up food businesses. Economies of Scale Part of Carleton University’s Ecopolitics podcast series.

Civil Eats

May 7, 2021, article by Nancy Matsumoto: Why Ken Meter Is on a Mission to Build Community Food Webs

Inside Ideas

June 15, 2021, video interview / podcast with Marc Buckley Episode 103: Building Community Food Webs, with Ken Meter

New Books Network

Susan Greylock Yusem of the New Books Network posted a powerful interview with Ken Meter covering Building Community Food Webs. New Books Network interview

Real Food Media

April 29, 2021, podcast with Tanya Kerssen Building Community Food Webs: Ken Meter | Ep. 49

The Agrarian Trust

June 16, 2021, webinar with Kristina Rossi Villa: Building Community Food Webs with Ken Meter

National Famiily Farm Coalition

October 26, 2021, webinar: Ken Meter was part of panel of experts discussing ways of updating parity policies to be more inclusive, equitable, and resilient. NFFC Webinar

The Wallace Center

May 12, 2021, webinar with Dr. Alfonso Morales and Ellie Bomstein: “Building Community Food Webs” Author Talk

Heartland Stories Radio

Theresa Marquez interviewed Ken Meter for Heartland Stories Radio Episode 33: Ken Meter

MOSES Organic Broadcaster (Wisconsin)

May 28, 2021, podcast with Chuck Anderas: Building Community Food Webs, Part 1

KXRY-FM Radio (Portland, Oregon)

May 19, 2021 — 15-minute live interview (link forthcoming)

Deep Roots Radio, WPCA Radio (Amery, Wisconsin)

May 1, 8, & 22, 2021 live interviews with Sylvia Burgos Toftness available as podcasts (links forthcoming)

Progressive Radio Network

May 27, 2021, Eat Green podcast with Bhavani Jaroff: Interview with Ken Meter

Video: Deconstructing Dinner

Ken Meter is featured in a new Canadian film by Jon Steinman, “Deconstructing Dinner” — a lively set of short videos covering emerging food issues.

Video: Ken Meter Interviewed in The Netherlands

An interview with Femke Hoekstra at University of Wageningen, The Netherlands, in April, 2012, where Ken Meter keynoted the international “Agriculture in an Urbanizing Society” conference.