With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, ICMA and the Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems conducted a 2015 survey of local government activity around food systems. The survey sought to understand how local government policies, programs, plans, and other activities support food production, processing, distribution, access, or disposal. Over 2,200 local governments responded to this survey.
Organized according to the nine geographic divisions as defined by the US Census Bureau, this series of profiles:
- Summarizes state-level food systems survey data
- Provides complementary statistics from secondary data sources on community health and security, production and infrastructure, and economic development
- Highlights local food activities supported by municipalities and counties across the country.
The link for each regional profile can be accessed below:
- East North Central
- East South Central
- Middle Atlantic
- Mountain
- New England
- Pacific
- South Atlantic
- West North Central
- West South Central
Recommended citation: Goddeeris, L., Oztekin-Gunaydin, B., Newton, J. & Bingham, R. (2018). Local Governments and Local Food Systems: Regional Profile Series. Retrieved from: www.icma.org/food-system-profiles.
With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and Michigan State University (MSU)’s Center for Regional Food Systems conducted a 2015 survey of local government activity
around food systems. The survey sought to understand how local government policies, programs, plans, and other activities support food production, processing, distribution, access, or disposal. The survey was distributed to all counties and to all municipalities that are in ICMA’s database, which generally includes those with populations of at least 2,500.
East North Central regional profile summarizes key state- and region-level data points from our 2015 survey, and points to specific examples of how local governments in this region are engaged in food system planning, programming, partnerships, and policy. Also, it clusters survey and secondary data by community health and security, production and infrastructure, and economic development themes, and includes state-level statistics about health, income, employment that provide context for potential local food system interventions. The East North Central region is comprised of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and Michigan State University (MSU)’s Center for Regional Food Systems conducted a 2015 survey of local government activity
around food systems. The survey sought to understand how local government policies, programs, plans, and other activities support food production, processing, distribution, access, or disposal. The survey was distributed to all counties and to all municipalities that are in ICMA’s database, which generally includes those with populations of at least 2,500.
East South Central regional profile summarizes key state- and region-level data points from our 2015 survey, and points to specific examples of how local governments in this region are engaged in food system planning, programming, partnerships, and policy. Also, it clusters survey and secondary data by community health and security, production and infrastructure, and economic development themes, and includes state-level statistics about health, income, employment that provide context for potential local food system interventions. The East South Central region is comprised of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and Michigan State University (MSU)’s Center for Regional Food Systems conducted a 2015 survey of local government activity
around food systems. The survey sought to understand how local government policies, programs, plans, and other activities support food production, processing, distribution, access, or disposal. The survey was distributed to all counties and to all municipalities that are in ICMA’s database, which generally includes those with populations of at least 2,500.
Middle Atlantic regional profile summarizes key state- and region-level data points from our 2015 survey, and points to specific examples of how local governments in this region are engaged in food system planning, programming, partnerships, and policy. Also, it clusters survey and secondary data by community health and security, production and infrastructure, and economic development themes, and includes state-level statistics about health, income, employment that provide context for potential local food system interventions. The Middle Atlantic region is comprised of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and Michigan State University (MSU)’s Center for Regional Food Systems conducted a 2015 survey of local government activity
around food systems. The survey sought to understand how local government policies, programs, plans, and other activities support food production, processing, distribution, access, or disposal. The survey was distributed to all counties and to all municipalities that are in ICMA’s database, which generally includes those with populations of at least 2,500.
Mountain regional profile summarizes key state- and region-level data points from our 2015 survey, and points to specific examples of how local governments in this region are engaged in food system planning, programming, partnerships, and policy. Also, it clusters survey and secondary data by community health and security, production and infrastructure, and economic development themes, and includes state-level statistics about health, income, employment that provide context for potential local food system interventions. The Mountain region is comprised of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and Michigan State University (MSU)’s Center for Regional Food Systems conducted a 2015 survey of local government activity around food systems. The survey sought to understand how local government policies, programs, plans, and other activities support food production, processing, distribution, access, or disposal. The survey was distributed to all counties and to all municipalities that are in ICMA’s database, which generally includes those with populations of at least 2,500.
New England regional profile summarizes key state- and region-level data points from our 2015 survey, and points to specific examples of how local governments in this region are engaged in food system planning, programming, partnerships, and policy. Also, it clusters survey and secondary data by community health and security, production and infrastructure, and economic development themes, and includes state-level statistics about health, income, employment that provide context for potential local food system interventions. New England region is comprised of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
