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The 3rd annual Local Food, Fiber and Energy Fair will take place November 17, 2011 on the Cornell University campus. The day’s events will feature a festive open market, showcasing a rich sampling of local food and fiber products as well as innovative efforts to support individual, family and community health and resilience. New this year is the addition of an “energy” theme, highlighting efforts to strengthen community and regional capacities for sustainably meeting energy needs.After the open…See More

There is growing interest in using GS1 and QR Codes and associated data standards to support food traceability, systems transparency, collaborative value chain management and innovative marketing options using that data. Such approaches offer opportunities for greater efficiency, coordination and resilience of local and regional food systems. They can also be part of rich…See More

A forum for sharing experiences, insights and resources relating to effective use of data and information in support of equitable, just and sustainable food systems, and advocating for better collaboration across domains of interest and purpose.

I'm interested in hearing from folks what types of indicators and metrics you use or need in conducting or assessing your work. I'd like to add a section on the Community & Regional Development page of my Local & Regional Food Systems guide to assist others in their work. Please add your comments and insights here.

A forum for sharing experiences, insights and resources relating to effective use of data and information in support of equitable, just and sustainable food systems, and advocating for better collaboration across domains of interest and purpose.

As a GIS Specialist at an academic library, I help a number of people with spatial mapping and analysis projects related to agriculture and food systems. One common frustration is finding data that can be imported and used in a GIS program like ArcGIS. Many times the data is not available in a format which is "georeferenced", or in a GIS format. For example much of the data available from government agencies is in tabular format (e.g. Excel spreadsheet or dBase/dbf). In these cases you may need…See More

A forum for sharing experiences, insights and resources relating to effective use of data and information in support of equitable, just and sustainable food systems, and advocating for better collaboration across domains of interest and purpose.

Share your knowledge of the growth and evolution of: curricula centered on or related to food systems;hands-on campus activities related to food systems;campus resources and offices that support food systems curricula and activities. See More

Focus: The role, value and challenges of food system planning for professional planners and their collaborators.

The 2nd annual Local Food and Fiber Fair @ Cornell University will take place at Mann Library on Thursday, November 18th from 1-7:30pm.The fair’s goal is to build connections and raise awareness about the variety of activities on and off campus related to local and regional agriculture and food systems, and their links to healthy and resilient individuals, families and communities.The day’s program will include "lightning presentations" from a wide range of food systems workers and researchers,…See More

This group is based on work that began at the "It Takes a Region" Conference hosted by NESAWG in Albany, NY, November 2009.