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The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
The Pennsylvania State University
7 Armsby Building, University Park PA 16802-5602
814/863-4656(phone); 814/863-0586(fax)
Please send questions and comments to:
nercrd@psu.edu

Photos Courtesy of Greg Clary, Ph.D., Economist, Texas A&M University

Local Food System Publications

Bagdonis, J. J.S. Thomson, and C.Altemose  (2008). Examining Extension’s Role in Facilitating 
Collaborative Initiatives to Direct Market Farm Products on the Internet. Journal of Extension,
April:46:2:2IAW2: 5 pages.  http://www.joe.org/joe/2008april/iw2.shtml.

Thomson, J.S., Radhakrishna, R.B., Maretzki, A.N., and Inciong, L.O. (2006) Strengthening Community Engagement Towards Sustainable Local Food Systems.  Journal of Extension, August: 44: 4: 4: 4FEA2: 14 pages.  http://www.joe.org/joe/2006august/a2.php.

Thomson, J.S., R.B.  Radhakrishna, L.O. Inciong, and A.N. Maretzki. (2004). Views of Extension Educators on the Local Food System: Implications for Programming and Research. Proceedings of the National Agricultural Education Research Conference. St Louis. May, 27-29. CD-ROM.

Thomson, J. S., J.L. Abel, and A.N. Maretzki. (2001). Edible Connections: A Model for Citizen Dialogue Used to Discuss Local Food, Farm, and Community Issues. J. Applied Communications.
Abel, J., J. Thomson, and A.N. Maretzki. (1999). Extension’s Role with Farmers’ Markets: Working with Farmers, Consumers, and Communities.  Journal of Extension, 37 (5).  5 pages, October

Stringer, S. B. and J. S. Thomson.  (1998).  Demographic Data and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Purchasing Preferences of Minority Consumers in Southeastern Pennsylvania.  Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 90:1:18-22, Spring.

Thomson, J. S. and R. E. Kelvin. (1996). Suburbanites' Perceptions about Agriculture, Journal of Applied Communications, 80(3):11-20.

Chapters in Books – Selected

Thomson, J.S., A.N. Maretzki, and A.H. Harmon. (2007).  Defining the Local Food System: Community Initiated Dialogue, pp. 183-198. Chapter for Remaking the Food System, C. Hinrichs and T. Lyson, eds. Univ. Nebraska Press. Outgrowth of USDA multi-state project “Consumers, Commodities, and Communities: Local Food Systems in a Globalizing Environment.”

Extension Publications—Selected

Nunnery, S., J. S. Thomson, and A. N. Maretzki.  (2000). Edible Connections: Changing the Way We Talk About Food, Farm, and Community: A Planning Guide and Video for Conducting a Food Communications Forum. Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802

Abel, J. L. and J. S. Thomson. (2000). Three publications: Food System Planning: A guide for county and municipal planners; Food System Planning: A guide for community organizations;  Food System Planning: A guide for extension educators.  Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802 Reprinted 2001.

 

 

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development is located at the Pennsylvania State University and collaborates with land grant institutions in the northeast U.S.