The overall purpose of this study is to conduct exploratory research on the market potential for local organic sales outlets for small-to-medium scale farmers in the South Atlantic Sub-region of the U.S. The objectives are as follow: (1) identification of the leading organic produce in each...

While research documenting the impacts of direct marketing locally produced foods find positive impacts across the food supply chain (i.e. producers, chefs, consumers, and the overall economy), significant barriers to efficient farm-to-chef connections remain. Lack of knowledge and communication...