Bendfeldt, Eric S.Tyler-Mackey, CrystalBenson, Matthew C.Hightower, Lisa S.Niewolny, Kimberly L.2014-11-052014-11-052012-02-14http://hdl.handle.net/10919/50752A strategic plan for strengthening Virginia's food system and economic future. The plan's objective is to identify issues facing farmers and communities across the state and to suggest how those can be addressed to strengthen Virginia's overall food system. Recommendations were developed and distilled from research and information gathered over a 15-month period by the Va Farm to Table Team and the Va Food System Council.76 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Community Food SystemsExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/CV/CV-3/CV-3_hirez_pdf.pdfhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/CV/CV-3/CV-3_lowrez_pdf.pdfagricultural economicsPurchasing habitsFood productsVirginia