Presented by Duncan Hilchey, Community, Food, and Agriculture Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Iowa State University, Ames

Hosted by the Marketing and Food Systems Initiative of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, the Regional Food Systems Working Group of the Value Chains for a Sustainable Agriculture project, and the Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture's weekly colloquium.

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Duncan Hilchey

Duncan Hilchey is a Senior Extension Associate and Agriculture Development Specialist with the Community Food and Agriculture Program in Cornell University's Department of Development Sociology. Duncan conducts applied research on community development strategies for strengthening family farms and local food systems. He is co-author of Growing Home: A Guide to Reconnecting Agriculture, Food and Communities (CFAP, 2002) and has written a number of publications on agriculture development.

Duncan's research interests range from direct marketing and food processing, to small farm cooperatives, agritourism, and marketing to ethnic consumers. His current research-related activities include exploring the non-economic impacts of agriculture on New York communities, the development of demographic information marketing tools for farmers and farm marketing groups (including cooperatives), and developing regional identity through place-based food and agriculture heritage.

Duncan grew up in Alabama and attended Auburn University. He received a BS in Agricultural Education from the University of New Hampshire and a Masters in Regional Planning from Cornell University.

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