| CAFS | Center for Agriculture and Food Systems |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CSA | community-supported agriculture |
| EFSNE | Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| FAA | U.S. Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| FQHC | federally qualified health center |
| GHG | greenhouse gas |
| GMO | genetically modified organism |
| GRAS | Generally Recognized As Safe |
| HHS | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| LAMP | Local Agriculture Markets Program |
| LFPP | Local Food Promotion Program |
| NAMI | North American Meat Institute |
| NCSA | National Center for Statistics and Analysis |
| NFSN | National Farm to School Network |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| PET | polyethylene terephthalate |
| PPS | Project for Public Spaces |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| TEFAP | The Emergency Food Assistance Program |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNIA | Universal Negro Improvement Association |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| WEF | World Economic Forum |