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Izumi, Betty T.; Wright, D. Wynne; Hamm, Michael W. – Journal of Rural Studies, 2010
Activists and academics are increasingly advocating for public procurement of locally grown food as a key market opportunity for farmers. In the United States, linking farmers directly with school cafeterias through farm to school programs are among the efforts that advocates say can provide a significant boost to rural economies. Through an…
Descriptors: Food Service, Marketing, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Occupations
Mattingly, Marybeth J.; Johnson, Kenneth M.; Schaefer, Andrew – Carsey Institute, 2011
The authors of this brief examine child poverty rates using decennial census data from 1980, 1990, and 2000, as well as American Community Survey five-year estimates between 2005 and 2009, to identify those counties where child poverty has persisted. They find persistent child poverty in nearly twice as many U.S. counties as those that report high…
Descriptors: Social Isolation, Rural Areas, Urban Areas, Community Surveys