Lane County Local Food Market Analysis Executive Summary
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Date
2010-09
Authors
Parker, Bob
MacFarland, Kate
Becker, Brie
Bryant, Hannah
Garcia, Nicolas
Hobson, Benjamin
Mizejewski, Sarah
Warren, Schuyler
University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop
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Abstract
This report presents a market analysis of the local food system in Lane County
with the core objective of identifying the opportunities to expand local markets
for locally produced food. In short, we are seeking approaches to “re‐localize” the
food system. While we identified many challenges to achieving this objective,
significant opportunities exist. To capitalize on the opportunities, we propose a
set of implementation strategies that the private sector, local governments, and
nonprofits should consider to achieve the goal of increasing local production and
consumption of food products.
This project was sponsored by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (as
part of the EDA’s University Center program), the City of Eugene, Lane County,
and the Eugene Water and Electric Board. It aims to promote economic
development by analyzing the market for local food and identifying barriers and
opportunities for growth. The study specifically focuses on potential to capture
local demand from institutions and chain grocers—organizations that have
enough purchasing power to create significant markets. This project investigates
the potential for expanding the local food economy in the short‐term: the next
one to five years. For the purpose of this study, local food is defined as that
grown and consumed within Lane County.
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8 p. Tables, references.
Keywords
Lane County (Or.), United States. Economic Development Administration, Eugene Water & Electric Board, Eugene (Or.), Food planning, Local foods -- Oregon -- Eugene