Students from the Geographical and Sustainability Sciences department used GIS to map the sources of the farmers’ market products and locations of their vendors, giving consumers, and market managers - it is a visual understanding of the area over which the local products are sourced. In addition, students researched how the locations of these vendors and the market correspond to food recovery institutions to assist the Farmers’ Market in forming future collaborations.
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- University University of Iowa
- Program Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities
- Sustainable Development Goals 02 Zero Hunger
- Population Type Business Owners and Consumers
- Focus Areas Equity
- Discipline Geographical and Sustainability Sciences
- University Department Geography