Bendfeldt, Eric S.Walker, Martha A.Bunn, TravisMartin, LisaBarrow, Melanie2014-11-052014-11-052008-11-02http://hdl.handle.net/10919/50742An examination and exploration of the Martinsville region's capacity for expanding agricultural production,creating value-added products, potential to build and utilize the local food and farming system to meet growing demand and to be a foundational economic developmental tool.40 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 SystemsCommunity-based agriculture -- Virginia -- MartinsvilleLocal foods -- Virginia -- MartinsvilleCommunity development -- Virginia -- MartinsvilleExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/3306/3306-9029/3306-9029-PDF.pdfFarming systemsAgricultural productsEconomic developmentLocal planning