The provision of direct legal services coupled with educational programming enables the Hub to identify the most common and systemic legal issues arising in the food and farm sector. [...] Next, the report considers use of the Hub’s resource library, comparing the use of different resources to the legal services sought by the Hub participants to identify trends and gaps in popular and useful educational resources. [...] The report concludes with a set of recommended actions designed to help meet the legal needs of food and farm stakeholders and contribute to the growth and long-term viability of the New England food system and beyond. [...] At the conclusion of the matter, if both attorney and participant are willing, the Hub drafts a case study featuring the participant and attorney with information FIGURE 2 about the legal issues and how the matter was resolved.13 These Legal Food Hub Participants case studies aim to broaden community understanding of both by Category the types of legal issues presented as well as engender trust by. [...] About the Legal Food Hub Because of the lack of legal services accessible to small-scale farmers and food entrepreneurs who participate in local and regional food systems, Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) created the Legal Food Hub (Hub).
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