Regional Food Systems Planning: A Case Study from Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom
| dc.creator | Koliba, Christopher | |
| dc.creator | Campbell, Eric | |
| dc.creator | Davis, Heather | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T19:43:42Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T09:03:30Z | |
| dc.description | The number of food systems plans being developed across the United States and Canada are growing. These plans have been undertaken by states, regions, counties and municipalities and share a common focus on advancing the capacity of the food system. This paper provides an overview of how one rural, three-county region, the Northeast Kingdom (NEK) of Vermont, has undertaken a regional food system planning and assessment process. The project is led by a regional planning commission and economic development corporation, Northeastern Vermont Development Association (NVDA). Working with the region’s leading local food hub organization, the Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE), the year-long planning process has led to the creation of a strategic plan that includes asset maps; goals, targets, and measures; a governance network analysis for support-system actors; recommended strategies and action items; and a proposed implementation framework. We compare the NEK planning process to other previous efforts and draw some conclusions about rural regional food systems planning more generally. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.201274 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/201274/files/02WorkingPaperKoliba.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/201274 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/605325 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/201274 | |
| dc.title | Regional Food Systems Planning: A Case Study from Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom | |
| dc.type | Text |