Welcome to your National Good Food Network

The National Good Food Network is bringing together people from all parts of the rapidly emerging good food system – producers, buyers, distributors, advocates, investors and funders – to create a community dedicated to scaling up good food sourcing and access.

The challenge presented by the food system is our opportunity—to revolutionize business models, develop new market relationships, and add value to traditional supply chain infrastructure, so that the growing business of good food is sown in the values of good food – all the way from farm to fork.

This is a learning and doing network – the place where you find peers and partners, practical information, and the resources you need to accelerate and broaden the impact of your work.

The National Good Food Network represents practitioners across the value chain building a new food system that rewards sustainable production, treats growers and workers fairly, improves the health of families and the wealth of communities, and meets the growing demand for healthy, green, fair, affordable food.

Regional Spotlight:	Latest Publication:
Leopold Center Studies Potential for Increased Fruit/Vegetable Production in the Midwest	Local Food System Assessment for Northern Virginia
An analysis from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University in collaboration with regional partners estimated potential state and regional economic values associated with increased production of fresh fruit and vegetables in a six-state area. Press release Full report Watch the recording of the NGFN webinar presentation of the study	A road map for strengthening the northern Virginia "Piedmont region" local food system.The Local Food System Assessment for Northern Virginia documents the feasibility of building a successful fruit and vegetable aggregation and distribution system that contributes local and regional products into the existing wholesale commercial food system.