http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu daily 1 2007-06-29T11:00:49Z http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/sagra/LaSalleBank_FoodDesert_ExecSummary.pdf Executive Summary -- LaSalle Bank commissioned report exploring the health consequences of food deserts. Report provides evidence that access to healthy food impacts diet-related health outcomes, accounting for other important factors such as race, income, and education. No publisher sagra Geo: Illinois Tag: Food Systems Tag: Resource Type: Research 2007-05-24T14:48:39Z File http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/dananderson/web-sites/farmdirect A searchable, on-line directory of Illinois farmers marketing food directly to consumers. No publisher dananderson Geo: Illinois Tag: Marketing Dir: Food Geo: Campus Tag: Food Systems Tag: Entrepreneurship Tag: Resource 2008-02-20T03:42:09Z Link http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/dananderson/files/FoodSystemsatUIUC.pdf A promotional brochure describing Food Systems activities at UIUC. No publisher dananderson Geo: Campus Tag: Food Systems Tag: Resource 2006-12-14T16:09:02Z File http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/dananderson/web-sites/ucsreport This report from the Union of Concerned Scientists confirms what many believe about the health and environmental benefits of grass-fed meat and dairy production. The report was released March 2006. No publisher dananderson Geo: National Tag: Food Systems Tag: Livestock Type: Reports 2007-05-24T14:54:07Z Link http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/dananderson/files_to_convert/62/index_html Sustainable ag farmers strive to be economically sustainable. For assistance on honing the business end of the alternative farming operation visit DCEO's Entrepreneurship and Small Business website (URL below). Experts, networks, tools and other opportunities transform your business into an appealing investment for lenders. That's where success begins. We partner with well-respected business development organizations and educational institutions that work with clients who have the vision and potential to become a high-growth enterprise. Whether your company employs two people or 102, IEN can help you Connect Outside The Box - it's a new way of thinking that extends beyond your own knowledge and experience to activate the possibilities! No publisher andreaparri Geo: Illinois Tag: Economics Tag: Entrepreneurship Tag: Food Systems Tag: Planning Tag: Resource Tag: Social Dimensions Type: Partner 2007-05-24T22:46:06Z Link http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/dananderson/files_to_convert/70/index_html Initiative for the Development of Entrepreneurs in Agriculture (IDEA) was created by University of Illinois as a statewide initiative. IDEA conducts research, develops educational products, and provides services that encourage farmers to incorporate entrepreneurial strategies which direct their marketing efforts to meeting consumer demand. No publisher andreaparri Geo: Campus Geo: Illinois Tag: Entrepreneurship Tag: Food Systems Tag: Research Tag: Social Dimensions Type: Partner 2006-03-01T13:08:18Z Link http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/dananderson/web-sites/ffreport This report incorporates some of the work of a feasibility study reflecting three years of focus groups, surveys and one-on-one discussions with farmers, food buyers, supermarkets, consumers, distributors, food processors, restaurants and other stakeholders concerned about developing adequate production, distribution, and marketing of local organic food. Using the data gathered, this document describes the needs and opportunities in the regional organic and local food industry. The goal of this report is to educate consumers, policymakers, business leaders, funders and the media about opportunities to use regional organic food production as a tool to promote job creation and economic development in an environmentally sound manner. A PDF version of the report can be viewed or downloaded from the URL below. No publisher dananderson Geo: Illinois Tag: Food Systems Tag: Social Dimensions 2006-03-13T14:05:26Z Link http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/dananderson/files_to_convert/135/index_html Writings of John Ikerd, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics at the University of Missouri Columbia, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. No publisher carolelder Tag: Social Dimensions Tag: Production Tag: Food Systems Tag: Resource Geo: States Type: Review 2006-10-24T14:31:05Z Page http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/dananderson/files/institutions_DALC.pdf By Robert Luedeman and Neil D. Hamilton. Funded in part by a grant from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Drake University Agricultural Law Center January, 2003 No publisher dananderson Tag: Food Systems Tag: Local Food System Tag: Resource Tag: Small Farms 2006-10-24T13:42:58Z File