North Idaho
Community Food Assessments help us better understand our food system.
Learn more about local food in Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Shoshone, Benewah, Latah, Nez Perce, Clearwater, Lewis and Idaho counties of North Idaho.
We are continuing to collect Community Food Assessments from around the state. If you have an assessment or report from this region, contact Colette DePhelps (cdephelps@uidaho.edu) to get it listed.
Values in Place-Based Food Systems
Exploration of Values and Agency in Place-Based Food Systems
2022
This University of Idaho Inland Northwest regional study focuses on how values-based food chains integrate with conventional systems and how people working in place-based food systems navigate shared, compatible and sometimes conflicting values.
Inland Northwest Food Hubs
Capital in Context: Funding US Inland Northwest Food Hub Development Before and During COVID-19
2021
This study focuses on how 10 food hubs in the U.S. Inland Northwest resourced their start-up and development before and during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
Farmers Market Economic Contributions
Estimating the Economic Contribution of the Moscow Farmers Market
2020
The purpose of the study was to understand the economic footprint of the market, including estimating the market’s economic contribution to economy of Latah County, Idaho.
Local Food Capacity Assessment
A Land-Based and Spatial Assessment of Local Food Capacity in Northern Idaho
2019
This University of Idaho study focuses on opportunities to increase self-sufficiency in the Northern Panhandle Region of Idaho.
Boundary County Food System Assessment
Using a SWOT Analysis to Analyze and Set Priorities for a Community Food System
2019
A focus group session with local food and community leaders used a SWOT analysis to conduct a food system needs assessment for Boundary County.
Palouse-Clearwater Food Assessments
Assessing a Local Food System: The Palouse-Clearwater Food Coalition Assessment Process
2019
This case study demonstrates how a food coalition can utilize the tools in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service’s economic impact toolkit to guide its local food system assessment efforts.
Palouse Tables Project
Mapping the Community Food System of the Palouse
2018
Appreciating the assets of the region was the cornerstone of this project. Findings show how the physical and social landscape of the Palouse region is woven into the food insecurity issues of the region.
Nimi'puu Food Sovereignty Assessment
Nez Perce Tribe Food Sovereignty Assessment
2017
This study, conducted by Ken Meter, Crossroads Resource Center, aims to inform and strengthen tribal food sovereignty efforts.
Slaughter Facility
Concept Design
Clearwater Economic Development Association & the Greater Palouse Meat Producers 2015
Commissioned by the Greater Palouse Meat Producers, this study examined options for USDA certified slaughter facilities that would meet the needs of producers in north central Idaho.
Livestock Study
Increasing Prosperity for Small Farms Through Sustainable Livestock Production, Processing and Marketing
2014
This University of Idaho project examined whether increased production and processing of livestock for local and regional markets was a feasible economic development strategy in rural areas of northern Idaho.
Life Cycle Assessment of Locally Produced Beef
Cradle-to-Gate Life Cycle Assessment of Locally Produced Beef in the Palouse Region of the Northwestern U.S. 2013-2014
This University of Idaho research study compared emissions from small livestock operations raising cattle to the point of slaughter with a system using large confined animal feeding operations.
Northwestern Region Journal Article
Food Processing Study
Feasibility Study: Latah County Food Innovation and Resources Center
2013
This study analyzed the feasibility of a Food Innovation and Resource Center (FIRC) for certified food processing in Latah County, Idaho. While the study concluded FIRC was not presently feasible, it explored a number of next steps and alternatives for a food-based Economic Gardening Strategy