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Christian  Peters
                        Food Systems Research Unit

                        




                        
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                            ProjectsImproving Food Systems in the New England States to Enhance Small Farm Sustainability, Value-Added Processing, and Public Nutrition and Health
                                                    Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (A)Accession Number: 440779Increasing Small-Farm Viability, Sustainable Production and Human Nutrition in Plant-Based Food Systems of the New England States
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 440137Improving Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability of Animal-based Food Systems in the Northeast States in a Manner that Enhances Nutrition and Public Health
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 445335Agricultural Vulnerability Assessment for the Northeast
                                                    Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
                                                                    (I)Accession Number: 442678Economic and Environmental Analysis of Expanding New York and New England Beef Cattle Production
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442927Rural Diet Diversity in New England
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 445147Connecting Social And Environmental Characteristics To Soil Health On New England Farms
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 445149Modeling Fresh Produce Supply Chain Systems in the Northeast US
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 445199Assessing Environmental, Economic, Health, and Social Effects of Northeastern Food Systems
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442516**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Regional self-reliance model of the New England food system
                                                        

- (Database / Dataset)Peters, C.J., Barley, L., Donahue, B., Mccarthy, A., Stoll, J. 2024. Regional self-reliance model of the New England food system. Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/25234099.v1.Overcoming supply chain barriers to expanding beef cattle production in the Northeastern U.S.

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Capacity for National and Regional Self-Reliance in Fruit and Vegetable Production in the United States

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)A geospatial approach to identifying biophysically suitable areas for fruit and vegetable production in the United States
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)McCarthy, A., Srinivasan, S., Griffin, T., Peters, C.J. 2022. A geospatial approach to identifying biophysically suitable areas for fruit and vegetable production in the United States. Agronomy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21138.Regional variability in land and water use in fruit and vegetable production in the U.S.
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)McCarthy, A., Griffin, T., Srinivasan, S., Peters, C.J. 2021. Regional variability in land and water use in fruit and vegetable production in the U.S. Urban Agriculture and Regional Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.1002/uar2.20020.Towards a holistic understanding of food systems
                                                        

- (Book / Chapter)Peters, C.J. and Thilmany, D.D. 2022. Towards a holistic understanding of food systems. In: Peters, C.J., Thilmany, D.D., editors. Food Systems Modeling: Tools for Assessing Sustainability in Food and Agriculture. Cambridge, MA:  Academic Press. p. 349-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822112-9.00016-3.Using models to study food systems
                                                        

- (Book / Chapter)Peters, C.J. and Thilmany, D.D. 2022. Using models to study food systems. In: Peters, C.J., Thilmany, D.D., editors. Food Systems Modeling: Tools for Assessing Sustainability in Food and Agriculture. Cambridge, MA:  Academic Press. p. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822112-9.00013-8.Foodshed analysis and carrying capacity estimation
                                                        

- (Book / Chapter)Peters, C.J. 2022. Foodshed analysis and carrying capacity estimation. In: Peters, C.J., Thilmany, D.D., editors. Food systems modeling: Tools for assessing sustainability in food and agriculture. Cambridge, MA:  Academic Press. p. 105-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822112-9.00007-2


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