Learn About Local Food
Read more about local food in Chattanooga and across the country.
Local Resources
Farmers Market Resources
FOOD ECONOMY
- Food and Farm Assessment: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Appalachian Sustainable Agricultural Project
August 2011 - A Preliminary Analysis of Food Production and Consumption in the Chattanooga Foodshed
Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies
November 2008
FOOD ACCESS
- Is Local Food Affordable for Ordinary Folks? A Comparison of Farmers Markets and Supermarkets in Nineteen Communities in the Southeast
Anthony Flaccavento, SCALE, Inc.
November 2011
- Food Access and Price: A Spatial Analysis of Grocery Stores and Food Prices in the City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County
Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies
December 2009 - Food Stamp and WIC Use in Hamilton County: An Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies Brief on Food Deserts
Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies
August 2009 - Briefly Speaking: Downtown Groceries for Chattanooga
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency
December 2007
HEALTH
- Picture of Our Health Hamilton County, Tennessee: 2010 Community Health Data Profile
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department & Regional Health Council
February 2010 - State of Region 2010: Health report
Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies
Fall 2010
Regional Resources
- Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP)
Based in Asheville, ASAP helps create and expand local food markets that will preserve agricultural heritage, give everyone access to fresh, healthy food, and keep farmers farming.
- Southern Foodways Alliance
The SFA is a member-supported non-profit, based at the University of Mississippi that documents, studies, and celebrates the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
- Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE)
SSARE advances agricultural innovation that promotes profitability, stewardship of the land, air and water, and quality of life for farmers, ranchers and their communities.
- Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SSAWG)
SSAWG focuses attention on issues and differing perspectives around food production, marketing, and distribution, and brings sustainable solutions to farmers, families and communities in the southern U.S.
- Tennessee Department of Agriculture – "Pick Tennessee Products"
A program of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Market Development Division, Pick TN Products is a marketing tool to distinguish agricultural products grown in Tennessee in the marketplace.
National Resources
- Food Routes
A national non-profit dedicated to reintroducing Americans to their food.
- Food Security Coalition
A North American coalition of diverse people and organizations working from the local to international levels to build community food security.
- Slow Food USA
A non-profit member-supported association who believes that food and farming should be sources of health and well-beling for everyone.
- USDA - "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food"
A USDA-wide effort to carry out President Obama's commitment to strengthening local and regional food systems.
- USDA Resources for Local Food Systems
This list includes USDA and Land Grant Institution materials on local sustainable agriculture, food access, community food security, nutrition and health.
- USDA Farmers Markets and Local Food Marketing
This page lists the programs and services of the USDA's Marketing Services Division, including federal grants for farmers markets.
- Wholesome Wave
Wholesome Wave fosters strong linkages between local agriculture and under-served communities, for a more vibrant and equitable food system for all people.
- Improving Nutrition for SNAP Recipients: A Roadmap for the Double Value Coupon Program
This report examines Wholesome Wave's Double Value Coupon program. By Mattea Kramer & Michael Zakaras, Harvard Kennedy School of Government. March 2011.
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