
Incentivizing the Sale of Healthy and Local Food – The Local Government’s Role in Promoting Access to and Purchase of Good 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.
Resource Information
Date
February 1, 2016
Author
Growing Food Connections
Type
Evidence Summary
Setting
Children's Service/Child Care, Community-at-large, Farmers Market, Grocery/Retail, Mobile Vending, Workplace
Age
Prenatal, Infant, Toddler (1-3), Children (4-11), Youth (12-17), Adults (18-64), Older Adults (65 and over)
Language
English
Jurisdiction
Local/Municipal/Regional, Provincial
Tags
agriculture, food access, food environment, food security, food system, local food, policy, retail, tax