This site lists recent research, blog posts, articles and press releases related to Food Hubs.

Tests the premise that a values-driven wholesale distributor of food grown in the Philadelphia region can catalyze the necessary infrastructure to both supply the wholesale needs of the Philadelphia market and incentivize regional farmers to grow and sell more product regionally.

While CalFresh utilization has increased rapidly over the course of the recession, California loses out on an estimated $4.9 billion in federal benefits per year due to low participation.

Details what a "fair" Farm Bill means for citizens, farmers and the environment and what you can do about it.

Examines the public health and agricultural economics literature as well as primary and secondary agriculture policy documents. Based on this analysis, the paper finds no evidence of a relationship between subsidies and the overproduction of commodity crops, or between subsidies and obesity. Instead, this paper finds that the deregulation of commodity markets – not subsidies – has had a significant impact on the price of commodities. Deregulation also has provided benefits and incentives to the food industry, including processors, marketers and retailers, and is one of a number of contributing factors impacting the availability of high-calorie processed foods in the marketplace.

Rates of obesity and diet related diseases continue to climb in Los Angeles. Chronic heart disease, stroke and diabetes remain the #1, #2, and #6 leading cause of death in the County. Significant racial/ethnic disparities exist for obesity and death from obesity-related causes. African Americans experience higher mortality rates from diabetes, stroke, and chronic heart disease than any other racial/ethnic group.

Revealed numerous systemic issues that must be addressed to build regional supply chains, in addition to many opportunities for innovation, investment and policy change.