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Harvesting Opportunity. The Power of Regional Food System Investments to Transform Communities.

Published 2017, by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

We focus on Chapter 8: "Use It or Lose It: Local Food, Regional Processing and the Perils of Unused Capacity."
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Link to Chapter 8. Connects to full book.

"Investing in people to focus on market development long before sales revenue is sufficient to cover it is essential." (1)

• Create demand for your infrastructure

• Regional collaboration as a path forward.

(1) "This is one of several roles within the concept of 'value chain coordination' ". USDA Value Chain Coordinator.

Authors of Chapter 8: Use It or Lose It: Local Food, Regional Processing and the Perils of Unused Capacity.

LAUREN GWIN. Assistant Professor, Crop and Soil Science Department. Associate Director, Center for Small Farms and Community Food Systems. Director, Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network. Oregon State University

NICK McCANN. Michigan Good Food Fund Value Chain Specialist. Center for Regional Food Systems. Michigan State University.

Published 2017, by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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