Connecting Entrepreneurship and Regional Food Networks

New Choices Magazine theme of articles

In a new theme published online by Choices Magazine, the collection of articles identify and examine how entrepreneurship influences the process of organizing strategies to support farming and communities. “The Linkages between Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Regional Food Networks” gathers works that discuss potential impacts of the “local food” movement, motivations for environmentally sensitive production, selected organizations that underpin the support system for entrepreneurship, and importance of creating and sustaining entrepreneurial relationships.

• Theme Overview: The Linkages between Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Regional Food Networks
  Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang
• Can Regional Food Networks and Entrepreneurial Strategies Enhance Food System Resilience?
  Sally Duncan, Christy Anderson Brekken, Sue Lurie, Rob Fiegener, Seth Sherry, and Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang
• Linking Regional Food Networks to Ecological Resilience
  Christy Anderson Brekken, Rob Fiegener, and Sally Duncan
• The Support Ecosystem for Regional Food Network Entrepreneurship
  Thomas S. Lyons and Michael Lee
• Farm Incubators - Creating Entrepreneurial Relationships to Support Prosperous Food Network
  Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang

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