Visiting Author – Ken Meter – Building Community Food Webs
April 16 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Join us on Wednesday, April 16th at 5:30 as we welcome Ken Meter to Francie & Finch Bookshop! Ken studies food systems and economies and is looking forward to signing books and talking with us. We can’t wait to see you there!
About the Book:
In Building Community Food Webs, Ken Meter shows how grassroots leaders across the U.S. are constructing civic networks to create healthier and more equitable food systems. Overturning extractive economic structures, these inspired food leaders are engaging low-income residents, farmers, and local organizations in their quest to build stronger communities.
Network-building takes a variety of forms and arises out of multiple activities. Farmers and researchers may convene to improve farming practices collaboratively. Food banks engage their clients to challenge the root causes of poverty. Municipalities invest large sums to protect farmland from development.
Building Community Food Webs captures the essence of these efforts, and offers pragmatic insights for community food leaders anywhere.
About the Author:
Ken Meter is one of the most experienced food system analysts in the U.S., integrating market analysis, business development, systems thinking, and social concerns. Meter holds more than 50 years of experience in inner-city and rural community capacity building. His local economic analyses have promoted local food networks in 145 regions in 42 states, 2 provinces, and 4 tribal nations. He developed strategic regional food plans for 22 regions across the U.S. Meter consulted with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service and Colorado State University as one of 14 co-authors of a toolkit for measuring economic impacts of local food development. He is author of Building Community Food Webs, published by Island Press in 2021. Meter served as co-editor of Sustainable Food System Assessment: Lessons from Global Practice, published by Routledge (UK) in 2019. He is also a member of the International Economic Development Council and the American Evaluation Association, invited to speak to leadership groups of both organizations.