Growing Local

Author : Robert P. King,Michael Stephen Hand,Miguel I. Gómez
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780803258167

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Growing Local by Robert P. King,Michael Stephen Hand,Miguel I. Gómez Pdf

In an increasingly commercialized world, the demand for better quality, healthier food has given rise to one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. food system: locally grown food. Many believe that "relocalization" of the food system will provide a range of public benefits, including lower carbon emissions, increased local economic activity, and closer connections between consumers, farmers, and communities. The structure of local food supply chains, however, may not always be capable of generating these perceived benefits. Growing Local reports the findings from a coordinated series of case studies designed to develop a deeper, more nuanced understanding of how local food products reach consumers and how local food supply chains compare with mainstream supermarket supply chains. To better understand how local food reaches the point of sale, Growing Local uses case study methods to rigorously compare local and mainstream supply chains for five products in five metropolitan areas along multiple social, economic, and environmental dimensions, highlighting areas of growth and potential barriers. Growing Local provides a foundation for a better understanding of the characteristics of local food production and emphasizes the realities of operating local food supply chains.

Author : Laury Hammel
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781442962262

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Growing Local Value by Laury Hammel Pdf

Let me guess. You probably picked up this book because you're looking for innovative ways that your business can become more engaged in the community (or communities) where you do business. And that's exactly what you'll find in these pages. Gun Denhart and Laury Hammel are two of the most creative and committed entrepreneurs in Social Venture N...

Author : Laury Hammel
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Civic improvement
ISBN : 9781442962224

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Growing Local Value (EasyRead Large Bold Edition) by Laury Hammel Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781442962293

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Growing Local Value (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Eric Chock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UCSC:32106018901006

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Growing Up Local by Eric Chock Pdf

Poetry. Fiction. Pacific Island Studies. The anthology is the product of the combined vision of three organizations dedicated to the enhancement of education in Hawaii: Bamboo Ridge Press, Curriculum Research and Development Group, and Hawaii Education Association.

Author : Gwendolyn Hallsmith,Bernard Lietaer
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781550924770

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Creating Wealth by Gwendolyn Hallsmith,Bernard Lietaer Pdf

The power of local currencies Communities everywhere are challenged by issues such as health, elder and child care, housing, education, food security and the environment. On the surface, these problems appear to be rooted in economic crisis-forexample budget cuts have triggered reduced public services, soaring food prices have created food security concerns, and the subprime mortgage disaster has spawned record increases in foreclosures and homelessness. However if communities could match their unmet needs with their underutilized resources, many would find that while their economies may bestruggling when measured in traditional terms, they possess enough genuine wealth to allow all their inhabitants to enjoy a vastly improved quality of life. Creating Wealth demonstrates how a healthy society can beattained through developing new systems of exchange. Using creative initiatives such as time banks, systems of barter and exchange and local currencies, cities and towns can empower themselves and build vibrant, healthy, sustainable local economies. In addition to presenting many compelling case studies of successful alternative currencies in action, Creating Wealth also explores the different types of capital that communities have to draw on, including natural, built, social, human, institutional, cultural, technological, and financial. This book will appeal to community activists, city planners and other public officials, and anyone interested in developing strong local economies. Gwendolyn Hallsmith is the founder and director of Global Community Initiatives and the author of The Key to Sustainable Cities . Bernard Lietaer is the world's leading authority on complementary currencies and the author of The Future of Money .

Author : Rhonda Phillips,Christopher Mack Wharton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Community development
ISBN : 0415727065

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Growing Livelihoods by Rhonda Phillips,Christopher Mack Wharton Pdf

The purpose of this book is to explore how and where local food and farms, as part of a local or regional food system, can positively impact both economic development and overall well-being of communities.

Author : Stan Hieronymus
Publisher : Brewers Publications
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-07
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781938469374

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Brewing Local by Stan Hieronymus Pdf

Americans have brewed beers using native ingredients since pre-Columbian times, and a new wave of brewers has always been at the forefront of the locavore movement. Brewers use locally-grown, traditional ingredients as well as cultivated and foraged flora to produce beers that capture the essence of the place they were made. In Brewing Local, Stan Hieronymus examines the history of how distinctly American beers came about, visits farm breweries, and goes foraging for both plants and yeast to discover how brewers are using novel ingredients to create unique beers. The book introduces brewers and drinkers to the ways herbs, flowers, plants, trees, and shrubs flavor distinctive beers. A catalog of over 170 different ingredients describes the aroma and flavor influence they have on beer. Brewing Local includes 22 recipes from nationally recognized craft brewers and homebrewers.

Author : Minou Yussefi-Menzler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136535239

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The World of Organic Agriculture by Minou Yussefi-Menzler Pdf

The new edition of this annual publication (previously published solely by IFOAM and FiBL) documents recent developments in global organic agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector from throughout the world and provides comprehensive organic farming statistics that cover surface area under organic management, numbers of farms and specific information about commodities and land use in organic systems. The book also contains information on the global market of the burgeoning organic sector, the latest developments in organic certification, standards and regulations, and insights into current status and emerging trends for organic agriculture by continent from the worlds foremost experts. For this edition, all statistical data and regional review chapters have been thoroughly updated. Completely new chapters on organic agriculture in the Pacific, on the International Task Force on Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture and on organic aquaculture have been added. Published with IFOAM and FiBL

Author : Michael Shuman
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781603585767

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The Local Economy Solution by Michael Shuman Pdf

Reinventing economic development as if small business mattered In cities and towns across the nation, economic development is at a crossroads. A growing body of evidence has proven that its current cornerstone—incentives to attract and retain large, globally mobile businesses—is a dead end. Even those programs that focus on local business, through buy-local initiatives, for example, depend on ongoing support from government or philanthropy. The entire practice of economic development has become ineffective and unaffordable and is in need of a makeover. The Local Economy Solution suggests an alternative approach in which states and cities nurture a new generation of special kinds of businesses that help local businesses grow. These cutting-edge companies, which Shuman calls “pollinator businesses,” are creating jobs and the conditions for future economic growth, and doing so in self-financing ways. Pollinator businesses are especially important to communities that are struggling to lift themselves up in a period of economic austerity, when municipal budgets are being slashed. They also promote locally owned businesses that increase local self-reliance and evince high labor and environmental standards. The book includes nearly two dozen case studies of successful pollinator businesses that are creatively facilitating business and neighborhood improvements, entrepreneurship, local purchasing, local investing, and profitable business partnerships. Examples include Main Street Genome (which provides invaluable data to improve local business performance), Supportland (which is developing a powerful loyalty card for local businesses), and Fledge (a business accelerator that finances itself through royalty payments). It also shows how the right kinds of public policy can encourage the spread of pollinator businesses at virtually no cost.

Author : NevadaGrown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1936097125

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Nevada Grown by NevadaGrown Pdf

Regional flavors and methods on display from the unexpected yet bountiful regions of Nevada.

Author : Randall G. Arendt
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781610910811

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Growing Greener by Randall G. Arendt Pdf

Growing Greener is an illustrated workbook that presents a new look at designing subdivisions while preserving green space and creating open space networks. Randall Arendt explains how to design residential developments that maximize land conservation without reducing overall building density, thus avoiding the political and legal problems often associated with "down-zoning." The author offers a three-pronged strategy for shaping growth around a community's special natural and cultural features, demonstrating ways of establishing or modifying the municipal comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance, and subdivision ordinance to include a strong conservation focus. Open space protection becomes the central organizing principle for new residential development, and the open space that is protected is laid out to form an interconnected system of protected lands running across a community. The book offers: detailed information on how to conduct a community resource inventory a four-step approach to designing conservation subdivisions extensive model language for comprehensive plans, subdivision ordinances, and zoning ordinances illustrated design principles for hamlets, villages, and traditional small town neighborhoods In addition, Growing Greener includes eleven case studies of actual conservation developments in nine states, and two exercises suitable for group participation. Case studies include: Ringfield, Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania; The Fields of St. Croix, City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota; Prairie Crossing, Grayslake, Illinois; The Meadows at Dolly Gordon Brook, York, Maine; Farmcolony, Standsville, Virginia; The Ranch at Roaring Fork, Carbondale, Colorado; and others. Growing Greener builds upon and expands the basic ideas presented in Arendt's earlier work Conservation Design for Subdivisions, broadening the scope to include more detailed sections on the comprehensive planning process and information on how zoning ordinances can be updated to incorporate the concept of conservation design. It is the first practical publication to explain in detail how resource-conserving development techniques can be put into practice by municipal officials, residential developers, and site designers, and it offers a simple and straightforward approach to balancing opportunities for developers and conservationists.

Author : Laury Hammel,Gun Denhart
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781609943523

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Growing Local Value by Laury Hammel,Gun Denhart Pdf

Growing a successful business is about meeting the needs of customers--and, by extension, the needs of the entire community. Turn your business into a good citizen and you can help ensure its success and contribute to making your community a great place to live and work. Growing Local Value shows how to build a values-driven business that is deeply embedded in local life. Drawing on real-world examples from Greyston Bakery, Wild Planet Toys, Powell's Books, and many other companies, Laury Hammel and Gun Denhart show how you can leverage every aspect of your business--from product creation to employee recruitment, vendor selection, and raising capital--to benefit both the community and the bottom line. Growing Local Value explores in depth how your business can contribute to its community--and the benefits it will receive when it does.

Author : Olga Mizrahi
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781601634344

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Sell Local, Think Global by Olga Mizrahi Pdf

"From Nielsen to grilled cheese trucks, this is a hands-on, idea-packed book for business people in search of growth." —SETH GODIN, author of Linchpin After years of sharing her small-business tips and marketing tricks with readers of her popular blog, ChunkOfChange.com, and column in the Long Beach Post, Olga Mizrahi has taken her message to the streets, urging business owners to focus in while reaching out. You’ll be excited and motivated to clearly state your difference to the world—and your neighborhood—while confidently selling yourself and your business. Through 50 low-cost, do-it-yourself tips, Sell Local, Think Global will help you: Figure out what makes you and your business truly different. Discover the secrets of “SoLoMo” marketing, both online and off. Spruce up your Web and mobile presence by learning to love analytics. Walk boldly into the future by embracing social media and customer reviews.

Author : Robert P. King,Michael S. Hand,Miguel I. Gomez
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780803254855

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Growing Local by Robert P. King,Michael S. Hand,Miguel I. Gomez Pdf

In an increasingly commercialized world, the demand for better quality, healthier food has given rise to one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. food system: locally grown food. Many believe that “relocalization” of the food system will provide a range of public benefits, including lower carbon emissions, increased local economic activity, and closer connections between consumers, farmers, and communities. The structure of local food supply chains, however, may not always be capable of generating these perceived benefits. Growing Local reports the findings from a coordinated series of case studies designed to develop a deeper, more nuanced understanding of how local food products reach consumers and how local food supply chains compare with mainstream supermarket supply chains. To better understand how local food reaches the point of sale, Growing Local uses case study methods to rigorously compare local and mainstream supply chains for five products in five metropolitan areas along multiple social, economic, and environmental dimensions, highlighting areas of growth and potential barriers. Growing Local provides a foundation for a better understanding of the characteristics of local food production and emphasizes the realities of operating local food supply chains.