Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Completed Competitive Grant

Johnson County Food Education Program

Project ID: 2003-M5

Abstract

If consumers are better informed about access to local foods as well as ways to prepare these foods, they may be more likely to seek out locally produced food.

Key Question: If consumers are better informed about access to local foods as well as ways to prepare these foods, they may be more likely to seek out locally produced food.

Findings: What marketing tactics will make local foods more attractive to consumers? arrowness of the strips.

Lead investigator: Carol Hunt, Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation District, et al

Year of grant completion: 2004

This competitive grant project was part of the Leopold Center's Initiative.

Topics: Community-based food systems, Human systems, demographics and beginning farmer programs