Though “local” has a geographic connotation, there is no consensus on a
definition in terms of the distance between production and consumption.
Definitions related to geographic distance between production and sales vary
by regions, companies, consumers, and local food markets. According to the
definition adopted by the U.S. Congress in the 2008 Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act (2008 Farm Act), the total distance that a product can be transported and still be considered a “locally or regionally produced agricultural
food product” is less than 400 miles from its origin, or within the State in
which it is produced. Definitions based on market arrangements, including
direct-to-consumer arrangements such as regional farmers’ markets, or
direct-to-retail/foodservice arrangements such as farm sales to schools, are
well-recognized categories and are used in this report to provide statistics on
the market development of local foods.
Though “local” has a geographic connotation, there is no consensus on adefinition in terms of the distance between production and consumption.Definitions related to geographic distance between production and sales varyby regions, companies, consumers, and local food markets. According to thedefinition adopted by the U.S. Congress in the 2008 Food, Conservation, andEnergy Act (2008 Farm Act), the total distance that a product can be transported and still be considered a “locally or regionally produced agriculturalfood product” is less than 400 miles from its origin, or within the State inwhich it is produced. Definitions based on market arrangements, includingdirect-to-consumer arrangements such as regional farmers’ markets, ordirect-to-retail/foodservice arrangements such as farm sales to schools, arewell-recognized categories and are used in this report to provide statistics onthe market development of local foods.
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