Checking the Food Odometer: Comparing Food Miles for Local versus Conventional Produce Sales to Iowa Institutions

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2003-07-01
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Pirog, Richard
Benjamin, Andrew
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Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
The Leopold Center is a research and education center on the campus of Iowa State University created to identify and reduce negative environmental and social impacts of farming and develop new ways to farm profitably while conserving natural resources.
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Leopold Center for Sustainable AgricultureAgricultural and Biosystems Engineering
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This analysis found that locally grown produce traveled an average of 56 miles from farm to point of sale, compared to an average of 1,494 miles for 30 types of produce from conventional sources.
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https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/53596
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Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering
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Operations and Supply Chain Management
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Food miles food pathways food system assessments
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Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 2003
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