Linking Sustainable Agriculture and Community Development

The Lowcountry Food Bank's Use of Locally Grown Foods

Bibliographic Data

ID6181979
AuthorsKenneth L Robinson, Kathleen K Robinson, Carlos E Carpio (0000-0002-5889-9245), Carlos Carpio (0000-0003-4090-4306), David W Hughes (0000-0001-6238-2145), David Hughes (0000-0002-7631-7763)
Year2007
Volume38
Issue3
Pages77-89
Publication date2007-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunity Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1557-5330 • E-ISSN: 1944-7485
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15575330709489830
OpenAlexW1997273661
LanguageEN
References cited13

Food banks throughout the South have historically helped meet the nutritional needs of low income families, but are not often involved in community development efforts aimed at creating sustainable agricultural situations. In this paper we seek to critically evaluate a food bank's efforts to enhance small- scale farm operations, increase the quality and quantity of their products, and enhance distribution and use of their product to the emergency food assistance system in Lowcountry South Carolina. The discussion is organized by reviewing the results of the project according to the three primary goals of sustainable agricultural programs

Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Business · Community development · Distribution (mathematics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Food distribution · Food security · Food systems · Geography · Political science · Product (mathematics · Quality (philosophy · Scale (ratio · Sustainability · Sustainable agriculture · Sustainable development · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Organic Food and Agriculture · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability

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