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Incentivizing the Sale of Healthy and Local Food – The Local Government’s Role in Promoting Access to and Purchase of Good Food

Food Systems & Local Food This US-based policy brief explores the policies, programs, and projects being developed by local governments to help overcome accessibility and economic barriers to healthy, local food consumption by creating incentives for the sale of healthy and local food for all residents. It documents promising practices for incentivizes that encourage the sale of healthy food.
Author:
Growing Food Connections
Category:
Evidence Summary
Topics:
Food Systems & Local Food
Setting:
Children's Service/Child Care, Workplace, Community-at-large, Grocery/Retail, Farmers Market, Mobile Vending
Age:
Prenatal, Infant, Toddler (1-3), Children (4-11), Youth (12-17), Adults (18-64), Older Adults (65 and over)
Population:
Low Income
Language:
English
Jurisdiction:
Local/Municipal/Regional, Provincial
Tags:
agriculture, food access, Food environment, food security, food system, local food, policy, retail, tax

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