November 10, 2017

The Center’s signature food systems research project, Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast through Regional Food Systems (EFSNE), has issued several research briefs that serve to distill peer-reviewed journal articles authored by one or more project team members into 2-4 page documents intended for a general audience.

Briefs describe the issue(s) addressed by a particular research paper, outline the study’s objectives, methods, and findings, and discuss the implications and applications of the findings.

• Brief 1: How self-reliant is the Northeast food system?
• Brief 2: Localizing the Northeast dairy supply chain may not offer many benefits
• Brief 3: Potential production capacity in the Eastern Seaboard Region: Findings from a study of potatoes
• Brief 4: Using the “Community Readiness Model” to understand food access
• Brief 5: Feeding food-producing animals: How self-reliant is the Northeast? (coming soon)
• Brief 6: Optimizing the locations of food-distribution businesses