Tools for USA Community Self-Determination, a non-profit organization, works with communities and their allies to foster democracy and local self-determination. We specialize in devising new tools communities can use to create a more sustainable future.
Services Provided by Crossroads Resource Center
Local Foods
Crossroads Resource Center can help your community fashion a food system that responds to local people and local needs—one that builds health, wealth, connection, and capacity in your community.
We offer a variety of tools for your community to use, developed over nearly four decades of close collaboration with residents of rural and urban communities:
- We assess your local (or state) farm and food economy
- We provide solid data
- We provide state-of-the-art technical information
- We link you to the best resource people
- We consult on business strategy, especially food business clusters
- We advise you on community investment options
- We help you measure success
- We help you evaluate your local foods effort
- We develop creative responses to common challenges
Local Economic Studies
Crossroads Resource Center can do a complete analysis of your local economy; see our draft Scope of Work. For complete information about our studies of local economies, see our Local Economies page.
Speaking: Ken Meter is available to speak on many topics, including :
- Finding Food in Farm Country
- Successful Local Foods Networks
- Local Foods as Economic Development
- Food versus Fuel
- Evaluating Local Foods Initiatives
- Working with Food Systems as Systems
- Planning and Measuring Community Sustainability
Crossroads Resource Center, P.O. Box 7423, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Phone: +1-612-869-8664
Coordinates
P.O. Box 7423, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
http://www.crcworks.org