An analysis of a USDA survey of Farmers Market Managers. The results address the question of whether current levels of industry growth can be sustained over time for farmers' markets.

Social Compact is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization formed by coalition of business leaders from across the country committed to promoting successful investment in lower-income communities. Working in close partnership with community and corporate leaders over the past decade and a half, they have pioneered a methodology to analyze inner-city markets and create accurate, business-oriented profiles of “emerging” neighborhood markets.

A study examining various aspects of early corner store interventions, including the challenges, successes and how to build sustainable models for the future.

NCB Capital Impact (Capital Impact) finances healthy-food retail establishments, lending to dozens of independent grocers and natural food cooperatives throughout the country. This article highlights the work of the organization including their success and challenges.

An introduction to a series of articles on the community development investments in the financing of healthy-food initiatives. The series explores the growing effort and opportunities to change low-income communities lacking grocery stores into thriving markets and how banks can assist the process with the right financing tools.

Discusses the obstacles involved in the win-win-win situation of accepting food stamps at farmers' markets and offers steps to master the process.

An online resource provided by the office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The webpage contains reports and tools on community development initiatives focused on healthy food access.

A series of talks about healthy food, the food environment and bringing about effective change.
*Healthy Food Education

A project to help many independently-owned grocers in Kansas by providing them with knowledge, service, best practice information, and test approaches so many small rural grocery operations can succeed.

Infill Philadelphia: Food Access looks at how innovative design can improve access to fresh, healthy food in urban neighborhoods. The designs created hold the potential to bring fresh, healthy food to urban neighborhoods. Each represents a different approach and scale of development.