Apr 24, 2017, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Evaluating the Rural Impacts of an Urban, Local Food Systems Initiative
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Becca Jablonski, Assistant Professor and Food Systems Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural & Resources Economics at Colorado State University will discuss her research on how local food projects reveal small positive community economic impacts. Between 2009-2014 the U.S. Department of Agriculture funded over 40,000 local food projects primarily intended to support rural economic development and farm viability.
Location: Agriculture Administration Building room 250A. The seminar is co-hosted by the C. William Swank Program in Rural-Urban Policy.