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Local Food Purchasing Frequency by Locavores across Market Channels Comparison between National and Kentucky Food Consumers

SERA-45

The SERA 45 collaborative includes a talented and diverse group of researchers and Extension personnel from:

- Horticulture (fruit, vegetable and nursery crops)

- Agricultural economics

- Sustainable agriculture

- Organic production

Learn about this regional research and extension activity focused on specialty crop production and economics. 

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Regional Research: Specialty crop diversification opportunities to enhance the viability of small farms (SERA-45)

 

Farmers Market Research

Traits and Values of Farmers Market Patrons in Two Selected Kentucky Counties

CSA Research

Read the UK Press Release

Read Adapting Community Supported Agriculture to Modern Markets – Where is it Working? by Tim Woods and Debra Tropp

Read the New Report by the Milken Institute: A Blueprint for Employer-led Food as Health Strategies news article by Savannah Columbia.

  • Read the Full Report (from the news article) here.

Publications

Rossi, Jairus J., Timothy A. Woods, and James E. Allen IV (2017), “Impacts of a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Voucher Program on Food Lifestyle Behaviors: Evidence from an Employer-Sponsored Pilot Program”, Sustainability http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su9091543

Rossi, Jairus, James E. Allen, Timothy A. Woods, and Alison F. Davis (2017), “CSA Shareholder Food Lifestyle Behaviors: A Comparison Across Different Consumer Groups”, Journal of Agriculture and Human Values, doi:10.1007/s10460-017-9779-7, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10460-017-9779-7

Allen, James, IV, Jairus Rossi, Timothy Woods, Alison Davis, “Do community supported agriculture programs encourage change to food lifestyle behaviors and health outcomes? New evidence from shareholders,” International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, May 2016. doi: 10.1080/14735903.2016.1177866.  http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14735903.2016.1177866

Woods, Timothy, Jairus Rossi, James Allen, and Graham Soley, “Comparative Wellness Metrics – CSA Shareholders versus Everybody Else”,  Selected paper presented at the WERA-72 Regional Research for Agribusiness annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV, June, 2015.

 

Additional CSA Research
 

2009 Survey of Community Supported Agriculture Producers, UK Agricultural Economics Extension Series 2009-11

Community Supported Agriculture – New Models for Changing Markets, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, 2017

Center for Crop Diversification Conference Posters

20 Years of Price Reporting

Poster presented at the 2025 Kentucky State Extension Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.

Poster: Community Impacts of CSA

Community Impacts of CSA

Poster presented at the 2025 Kentucky State Extension Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. 

Poster

Center for Crop Diversification Programs, Resources, and Impact

Poster presented at the 2025 Kentucky State Extension Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. 

Traits and Values of Farmers Market Patrons in Two Selected Kentucky Counties

Poster presented at the 2025 Southern Agricultural Economics Association's Annual Meeting in Irving, Texas, and at the 2025 Kentucky State Extension Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.

Research Results from Kentucky’s Local Food System

Poster presented at the 2024 Local Food System Summit in Lexington, Kentucky.

Small Fruit Snapshot

Poster presented at the 2021 Kentucky State Extension Conference in Lexington, Kentucky. 

Shopping Values Among Farmers Market Patrons in Campbell County, Kentucky

Poster presented at the 2021 Kentucky State Extension Conference in Lexington, Kentucky.