Learning how to multiply

Abstract

This paper discusses economic multipliers through community foods. An economic multiplier is a measure of how many times a dollar earned in one community cycles through that locale before it leaves. It is argued that investing in community-based foods is one of the best ways to build local economies and local multipliers. This is not because the shortterm rewards are great, but because forming community foods networks is one of the best ways to build local commerce and local business ownership.