Pierce County Specific:
Farm to School - Tacoma/Pierce County Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/farmtoschool-tacomapierce-county
Tacoma Farmers Markets and Proctor Farmers Market present a great new video -
Healthy, Local, Fresh: Farmers Markets & Community Wellness
Pride of Pierce County: Eat Fresh & Buy Local
2007 Agricultural Census
WSU Pierce County Extension
Pierce Conservation District
Grow Local Tacoma
Puget Sound Fresh
Puget Sound Meat Producers Cooperative
Emergency Food
Food Policy Specific Links:
Access to Healthy Foods in WA Report
Food Policy Councils: Lessons Learned by Food First and the Community Food Security Coalition You can find the entire document by clicking here.
Is Local Food More Expensive? A Consumer Price Perspective on Local and Non-Local Foods Purchased in Iowa
A report for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, Volume 4, Issue 3 & 4 July 2009 , pages 219 224, "Food Systems and Public Health: Linkages to Achieve Healthier Diets and Healthier Communities "
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a917704809
Washington State:
WA Tilth Producers
Farm to School Program
WA Anti Hunger and Nutrition Coaltion
Washington State Farmers Market Associaition
Access to Healthy Foods Coalition
Tufts University - Food Policy Resource Guide