Table 5.
Code guide for node typologies (types of actors)
| Node Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Farmers’ market | Self-identified farmers’ market |
| Grocery Store/wholesale | Includes national chains, co-ops, and small markets (but not farm stores) |
| Distributor/food hub | A third party that serves as an intermediary between producer and consumer; examples: food hub, home delivery service of multiple producer's goods |
| Catering company | Company that offers on- or off-site catering (may also be associated with a restaurant) |
| School | PK-12 or college/university. Also includes dining service operators that work within schools |
| Health/medical facility | Medical hospitals, wellness institutes or any other medical treatment centers (i.e. chiropractor), yoga studios, gym |
| Farm stand | Farm sells their products at an on-site farm stand or store |
| Value added producer | A company that buys produce/product directly from the farm to produce a value added product (such as a hot sauce or jam company that does not operate a restaurant) |
| Restaurant | Includes brick and mortar locations, coffee shops, bakeries, food trucks, and farmers’ market vendors who turn farm goods into value added products that they sell at a farmers’ market |
| Farm | A farm that produces meat, produce, eggs, mushrooms, etc. (see production types below) |
| Liquor store | A location that primarily sells liquor/wine (a wine bar would not be located under this category) |
| Office | Workplace (may function as CSA pickup location, for example) |
| Church | any place of religious/spiritual worship |
| Box scheme | Produce or raw agricultural product delivery services. Distinct from a single farm using an online sales platform to sell their own products |
| Winery | Self-identified winery |
| Other | Miscellaneous locations |
| Private residence | Self-identified private residence |
| Community center | Community center, such as a YMCA or a senior center/senior living center |
| Food bank | Self-identified food bank |
| Cannabis store | Self-identified cannabis store |
| Garden store | A retail location that primarily sells garden items (decorative plants, soil) |
| You-Pick | Farms with a "you pick" option where customers can come directly to the farm to pick their own produce |
| Mobile farmers’ market | Farmers’ market "truck" that brings fresh produce to communities |
| Cidery | Self-identified cidery |
| Hobby gardener | Someone who grows in their backyard but sells some products |
| Community garden | In Chester a lot of the community gardens are donating to the food bank |
| Butcher | Butcher shop |