From info at lysoncenter.org Thu Dec 1 14:10:58 2022 From: info at lysoncenter.org (Lyson Center/JAFSCD) Date: Sun Mar 17 22:50:41 2024 Subject: [Foodplanning] JAFSCD Article Heads-up: "Sustainable" chicken in farm-to-institution; Working across differences; and lots more! In-Reply-To: <0.0.A4.376.1D905CB3726E174.0@drone064.ral.icpbounce.com> References: <0.0.A4.376.1D905CB3726E174.0@drone064.ral.icpbounce.com> Message-ID: <054f01d905d1$cd0e4af0$672ae0d0$@lysoncenter.org> Read about the latest research published in JAFSCD! ? ? View this email in a web browser Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development JAFSCD Article Heads-up ~ December 1, 2022 JAFSCD is published with support from the members of the JAFSCD Shareholder Consortium, L ibrary Shareholders, and our seven JAFSCD Partners: JAFSCD Website Duncan Hilchey, Editor in Chief ? Amy Christian, Managing Editor What chicken should farm-to-institution consider to be ?sustainable?? Debate within the University of California JAFSCD peer-reviewed article by Sapna E. Thottathil (U of California) Full article The farm-to-hospital movement has grown significantly in the past few years and has made strides in protecting the environment, helping small and midsized farmers, and providing healthier food to consumers. The University of California?s five hospital systems passed a policy to purchase more sustainable food and beverages as a percentage of their overall budget, and are now spending millions of dollars annually on sustainable food procurement. However, a 2020 COVID-19 outbreak at a poultry processing facility in California that led to the deaths of several workers led to internal questioning among staff whether poultry labeled as ?no antibiotics ever? should count as ?sustainable,? given its shortcomings around protecting food workers. In a new JAFSCD article, "Sustainable food procurement by the University of California?s health systems: Reflections on 10 years and recent COVID-19 challenges," author Sapna E. Thottathil presents insights on ongoing challenges and opportunities for institutional food procurement and policy to change the food system utilizing existing supply chains and third-party certifications and label claims. KEY FINDINGS * There is growing support for environmental initiatives in farm-to-institution. The University of California?s hospitals passed an initial sustainable procurement policy over 10 years ago and recently increased their goal for sustainable food and beverage procurement from 20 to 30%. * COVID-19 has presented many challenges to sustainable food procurement by the University of California?s hospitals because of factors such as supply chain disruptions, closures of foodservice facilities, and staffing shortages. * Third-party certifications and label claims such as ?no antibiotics ever? may be limited in their scope for food systems change because they do not address issues such as working conditions for food workers. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH Farm-to-hospital efforts need to better address concerns around labor and social justice in the food system; this could be done by adopting a code of conduct to address labor conditions in food supply chains. Farm-to-hospital efforts could also re-evaluate the impact of antibiotic-use label claims on food systems change and consider accelerating plant-based food procurement efforts to reduce their reliance on large meat and poultry suppliers. Finally, additional applied research is needed around the infrastructure and supply chain barriers faced by institutions in diversifying their supplier base; this research is increasingly important as supply chain resiliency continues to be tested by external shocks, including climate change-related disasters in agriculture and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Image above: Chicken being processed in a plant. Photo by Flickr user Antone Royster under CC license. Working across differences to bolster food movement success: New findings from California JAFSCD commentary by Antonio Roman-Alcal? (California State University East Bay) Full article In a new JAFSCD commentary, "Five practical strategies for those who work for food systems change," author Antonio Roman-Alcal? presents strategic insights based on his 18 years of work in Californian food movements and his recently completed movement-embedded dissertation research. It presents five approaches to movement work that can help individuals and groups work across differences and support political convergence across various sectors of food movements. Applying the commentary?s insights may help movements maintain a radical horizon for change-making, while navigating difficult dynamics of racial inequality, multiple kinds of Othering, and the contradictions of capitalism and state power. Photo above: Participants in an ?open field day? in 2021 learn about the Indigenous student-led garden at the Oxford Tract, an educational and research-focused food production site in Berkeley, California. Photo by Antonio Roman-Alcal?. Final papers published in our previous issue ? Studying hard while hungry and broke: Striving for academic well-being while navigating food insecurity, by Kristin Osiecki, Jessie Barnett, Angie Mejia, Tessie Burley, Kara Hyhus, and Kaitlyn Pickens (all at the U of Minnesota Rochester). "This reflection provides autoethnographical accounts of three female faculty members who experienced hunger during their undergraduate and graduate careers, and intermittently struggle with purchasing nutri?tious foods as working professionals. They also discuss their interactions with and observations of their students who face challenges in securing meals on a regular basis." ? Growing health: Building partnerships in healthcare and food systems for improved food access in Appalachia, by Annie Koempel (U of Kentucky), Lilian Brislen (U of Colorado, Denver), Krista Jacobsen, Jessica Clouser, Nikita Vundi (all at the U of Kentucky), Jing Li (Washington U in St. Louis), Mark A. Williams (U of Kentucky), and Mark V. Williams (Washington U in St. Louis). "The goal of this pilot study was to improve our understanding of how a rural healthcare system in Appalachian Kentucky could be leveraged to expand access to fresh fruits and vegetables." ? A food-system approach to addressing food security and chronic child malnutrition in northern Vietnam, by Cecilia Rocha, Melody Mendon?a (both at Ryerson U), Nguyen Do Huy, Hu?nh Nam Ph??ng, Do Thi Bao Hoa (all three at the National Institute of Nutrition Vietnam), Fiona Yeudall, Andrea Moraes, Matthew Ryan Brown, Yvonne V. Yuan, and Thomas Tenkate (all five at Ryerson U). "Our paper describes how the ECOSUN project addressed food security and chronic child malnutrition in northern Vietnam (L?o Cai, Lai Ch?u, and H? Giang provinces) using a food-system approach to design and implement a viable and sustainable value chain for fortified complementary foods." Prof. Valentina Peveri, adjunct faculty of the Master in Food Studies of The American University of Rome, is pleased to share this announcement that abstract submissions are invited for a special issue: Changing the Discourse: From the Rhetoric on Women and Water to a Feminist Water Agenda If you are interested in contributing, please read about this research topic and register here. All published research will be open access. The editorial team also plans to create a free eBook of all published manuscripts to provide an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the latest research developments in the field. The deadline for abstract submissions is January 20, 2023. Feel free to forward this to others in your networks! The editorial team for this special issue: * Deepa Joshi | Gender, Youth and Inclusion Lead Specialist at IWMI, with expertise in feminist political ecology and economy; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); natural resource governance; and policy and institutional analyses * Alan Nicol | Strategic Program Director ? Water, Growth and Inclusion at IWMI, with expertise in water and development in Asia and Africa, political economy, rural water development, and transboundary river basin management * Valentina Peveri | Adjunct Faculty at The American University of Rome (AUR) and international consultant, with expertise in gender in agriculture, agrobiodiversity, agroforestry systems, home gardening, NUCS, and African food systems * Amit Mitra | Independent Researcher, with expertise in gender, water, and nutrition; food security; intersectional analyses; and ecosystems approach This email is sent to you as a notification of newly published content and other JAFSCD news. 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View this email in a web browser Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development JAFSCD Article Heads-up ~ December 8, 2022 JAFSCD is published with support from the members of the JAFSCD Shareholder Consortium, Library Shareholders, and our seven JAFSCD Partners: JAFSCD Website Duncan Hilchey, Editor in Chief ? Amy Christian, Managing Editor Food system policy-making at the local level: How do Australian governments address challenges of the dominant food system? JAFSCD article by Amy Carrad (U of Wollongong), Lizzy Turner (The U of Sydney), Nick Rose (William Angliss Institute of TAFE), Karen Charlton (U of Wollongong), and Belinda Reeve (The U of Sydney) Full article Transformative action by all levels of government is needed to address the health, environmental, and equity challenges created by the dominant, industrialized food system. However, there is growing recognition of the important role played by local governments, including through the adoption of innovative food system policies that address food growing, distribution, sale, consumption, and disposal holistically and integrate health, economic, environmental, and social concerns. In a new JAFSCD article, ? Local innovation in food system policies: A case study of six Australian local governments,? Amy Carrad, Lizzy Turner, Nick Rose, Karen Charlton, and Belinda Reeve ( corresponding author) explore food system policy-making and implementation by six Australian local governments, three in each of the country?s two most populous states: New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. KEY FINDINGS * The main motivators for food system policy and program development were enhancing environmental sustainability, reducing food waste, improving residents? diet-related health and food security, and supporting local, sustainable agriculture. * Key steps in policy development included consulting with community members, identifying key local food system-related issues, and developing policy solutions. * Local governments undertook diverse policy implementation activities, spanning multiple food system sectors, while implementation processes included hiring dedicated staff members; allocating a budget; forming partnerships with state government agencies, schools, universities, and community organizations; advocating to higher levels of government for policy and legislative change; and evaluating the program. * Key enablers and barriers of policy and program implementation (depending on their presence or absence) included factors internal to local government (e.g., presence/absence of local champions, high-level leadership, and a supportive culture), as well as state- and federal-level factors such as the absence of state/federal food and nutrition policy frameworks, dedicated funding for food systems work, and leadership from higher levels of government. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS The authors? research informs the following policy recommendations for local governments?those in Australia and in other jurisdictions: * The creation of dedicated food system policies represents the opportunity to take a whole-of-food-systems approach, coordinate the work local governments are already doing on food systems, and break down departmental silos. * Food system policy development should be informed by inclusive, accessible consultation processes. * Food-related issues should also be integrated into non-food-specific policies and programs, creating alignment across all relevant policies and programs. * Policy implementation can be enhanced by delegating responsibility for food system policies and programs to a dedicated food systems officer, as well as by conducting systematic program evaluation. The authors also make the following recommendations for Australian state governments: * A dedicated legislative and/or policy mandate on food systems would empower local governments to develop and implement local food system policies and programs that promote positive outcomes for the community. For example, state-level food systems and food security plans could empower and resource local governments to set their own objectives and targets on priority food system issues and to undertake core, ongoing food systems work. * NSW should legislate on climate change, as Victoria has done, and should also create a public health legislative framework that requires NSW local governments to create municipal public health plans enabling action on food system priorities. * Both NSW and Victoria should amend their urban planning frameworks to enable local government action aimed at regulating the opening of new fast-food restaurants, identified as a key challenge by study participants. Photo above: A fenced farm in New South Wales, Australia. Photo by Flickr user Brian Yap under CC-BY 2.0 license. Experiences of small-scale farms in Arkansas reveal community resilience during COVID-19 JAFSCD peer-reviewed article by Laura Florick (U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) and Chul Hyun Park (Clinton School of Public Service, U of Arkansas) Full article Many small-scale, local farming operations were able to respond to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in unique ways, which may offer useful insight into how to better prepare small farming communities for public health and other kinds of disasters in the future. In a new JAFSCD article, ? A pilot study exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on small-scale direct-marketing farmers in Northwest Arkansas and their responses to the pandemic,? Florick and Park ( corresponding author) present their findings from an exploratory pilot study that aimed to better understand how COVID-19 affected the local food system in the region of Northwest Arkansas in the mid-southern United States and how small-scale, direct-sales farmers responded to the pandemic, through a survey and interviews about their experiences from 2019 to 2021. KEY FINDINGS * Direct-marketing farmers reported struggling financially during the first year of the pandemic. This seems to be closely related to another finding from this study that the majority of farmers struggled to find distribution channels for their products and sold less in 2020. * The changes farmers made during COVID-19 were mostly meant to be temporary to respond to the public health crisis. However, some innovative responses to the pandemic, such as online ordering, persisted to a lesser extent through farmers markets. * While environmental challenges have always been a struggle for farms, the farmers who participated in this study demonstrated that environmental disturbance had been a greater challenge overall than the COVID-19?related disruptions. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH * The lesson learned from this study may be less about what strategies might work to ride out hardships on a small-scale farm and more about how communities? support of small local farms and smaller supply chains can help those farms survive and persist even as larger supply chains suffer. * It is possible for resilient small farms to respond to crises more successfully than large and industrial-scale farms. * A statewide follow-up study needs to be conducted to observe how these producers navigated these challenges on a larger scale, including in different regions of Arkansas following the start of the pandemic. ?Photo above: Arkansas farm and farmhouse Photo by Flickr user Matthew Zalnasky under CC license. Why the food industry should help bring rare traditional foods back to life JAFSCD commentary by Marco Ginanneschi (Finanza Futura Srl) Full article In a new JAFSCD commentary, ?Manifesto for a regionally oriented food industry,? Marco Ginanneschi, strategist, trend analyst, and independent researcher based in Florence, Italy, presents a manifesto for the creation of a ?regionally oriented food industry.? This industry could rediscover ancient traditional foods (PATs), processing them without losing their original taste and taking them to the market. The goal is to increase the consumption of locally produced food from 18% to 25%?but an additional result could be establishing a third way of supplying food between the corporation model and consumers? self-production. Photo above: An example of an Italian traditional agri-food product (PAT) is pici (a type of fresh noodle). Photo credit: Marco Ginanneschi, 2022. The University of Vermont, Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, is hiring for 4 positions * Tenure-track assistant professor with expertise in community development and applied economics * Tenure-track assistant or associate professor with expertise in public policy and public administration * Tenure-track assistant professor with expertise in public communication and public policy * Lecturer position with expertise in public communication The CDAE Department is a transdisciplinary department housed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Our mission is centered on the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and we are seeking colleagues who can contribute to this mission through teaching, scholarship, and service. We seek a cohort of colleagues who will advance the department?s scholarship by contributing expertise in their field with an appreciation and interest in the transdisciplinary mindsets and collaborations necessary to solve the increasingly complex problems facing society. Interested candidates are encouraged to visit the UVM-CDAE website and the city of Burlington, Vermont, website. Contact David Conner with questions regarding these positions. Online applications only will be accepted for these positions. The University of Vermont is an equal-opportunity employer. The UVM community is committed to inclusive excellence as reflected in its framework for building a more diverse, inclusive, and multiculturally competent campus: https://www.uvm.edu/sites/default/files/Advancing-Diversity-and-Inclusion-at-UVM/Inclusive_Excellence_at_UVM.pdf and https://www.uvm.edu/president/our-common-ground Prof. Valentina Peveri, adjunct faculty of the Master in Food Studies of The American University of Rome, is pleased to share this announcement that abstract submissions are invited for a special issue: Changing the Discourse: From the Rhetoric on Women and Water to a Feminist Water Agenda If you are interested in contributing, please read about this research topic and register here. All published research will be open access. The editorial team also plans a free eBook of all published manuscripts to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest research developments in the field. The deadline for abstract submissions is January 20, 2023. 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View this email in a web browser Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development JAFSCD Article Heads-up ~ December 13, 2022 JAFSCD is published with support from the members of the JAFSCD Shareholder Consortium, Library Shareholders, and our seven JAFSCD Partners: JAFSCD Website Duncan Hilchey, Editor in Chief ? Amy Christian, Managing Editor Mixed organizational responses to the pandemic in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA JAFSCD peer-reviewed article by Colleen Hammelman and Dylan Turner (both at the U of North Carolina at Charlotte) Full article During the COVID-19 pandemic, food systems worldwide have been impacted by supply chain disruptions, shifting employment trends, and increasing prices that change organization and business operations, increase food insecurity, and influence the broader economy. In a new JAFSCD article, "Adaptations and innovations: Analyzing food system organizations' responses to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic," Hammelman (the corresponding author) and Turner share findings from surveys and in-depth interviews with organization leaders and business owners in the food system of Charlotte, NC, USA, regarding the challenges created during the pandemic and how they responded. KEY FINDINGS The research found that the pandemic?s impacts have been mixed. Most stakeholders identified both barriers and opportunities, reporting great upheaval and disruption but also new opportunities for innovation and collaboration. Key changes experienced by food system organizations and businesses included: * Increased reliance on technology * Increased client or customer demand * New resource needs (for disinfectant supplies, gloves, masks, etc.) * Challenges in distributing products However, many also reported new opportunities to grow and change. They found: * New (if temporary) funding streams * New efficiencies due to technological innovations * More opportunities for forming and solidifying partnerships * Greater public awareness of food system vulnerabilities and inequities Most expected to continue new or modified programs developed during the pandemic. Such mixed impacts demonstrate the adaptability of food system organizations, but also the sustainability of a corporate food regime that creates vulnerabilities and injustices through its reliance on industrial agriculture, consolidation of agri-food businesses, liberalization of trade, and precarious food workers. The findings demonstrate that, despite calls for utilizing the pandemic crisis as an opportunity for transforming the food system, many organizations and businesses were unable to pursue such systemic shifts while also ensuring their survival throughout the pandemic. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH This research identifies key barriers faced by food system organizations and businesses during the pandemic and their innovative responses. Much early pandemic food systems literature called for seizing the moment as an opportunity to transform the food system. However, this research identified the staying power of a corporate food regime that limited organizations' transformational potential. In order to pursue transformational change during times of crisis, more support must be provided to organizations, businesses, consumers, and producers so they can move beyond a focus on survival. Early indications in Charlotte are that many pandemic advances toward breaking down silos, better supporting organizations, and rethinking unsustainable programs are starting to return to the pre-pandemic status quo. Future research is needed to continue to monitor the long-term impact on local food systems. Photo above: A shopper at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market by Flickr user Ed McDonald, 2008; used under CC-BY license. Do CSAs' communication methods create different social connections for members? JAFSCD peer-reviewed article by Ella Furness, Angelina Sanderson Bellamy (both at Cardiff U), Adrian Clear, Samantha Mitchell Finnigan (both at Northumbria U), J. Elliot Meador (Scotland?s Rural College ), Susanna Mills (Newcastle U), Alice E. Milne and Ryan T. Sharp (both at Rothamsted Research) Full article Community supported agriculture operations provide an alternative means for obtaining produce, through direct purchase from farms. They are also often driven by a vision of transforming the current mainstream food system and seek to build a community of people who support this vision. Using the concept of "social capital," the multidisciplinary team of authors studied the communication of four CSAs in the UK, looking at their frequency, mediums, and topics of communication. Using in-depth interviews with CSA members, they identified interactions between members and their CSA and within each membership group, and traced how these communications translated into the development of different kinds of social capital. Read the full article, "Communication and building social capital in community supported agriculture." The corresponding author is Ella Furness. KEY FINDINGS * The CSAs? various communication strategies, which consisted of frequent and varying virtual and face-to-face interactions, were able to promote the development of both bridging and bonding social capital. * In CSAs where members can interact easily, CSA membership may provide members with communication that was important to them as a source of knowledge and social connection. * CSAs can maximize both social capital and member satisfaction by using a range of communication mediums and methods to meet their members? specific circumstances and preferences. * Overall, in our study, we found that there was a hunger for social connection within CSA memberships, with the desire for the development of community a theme that was dominant throughout our data. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH When deciding their communication strategies, CSAs need to consider their objectives and vision for change, as different communication methods build different kinds of social capital, and different types of social capital create different kinds of community. Further research in this area should explore whether or not different types of social capital created by CSAs can translate into wider food system transformation. Additional research is also required to understand if diversification of CSA membership can promote linking capital and the possibility of building a more representative food movement. Photo above: A CSA farm in the United Kingdom, summer 2019; photo provided by the authors. Deadline extended! Conference on Novel Foods and Novel Food Production: A Contribution to Sustainability and Food Security? Deadline for submissions: December 16, 2022 | Conference date: March 10, 2023 | Papers can be presented in person or online This social science conference will focus on the wave of so-called disruptive technologies developed by mission-oriented entrepreneurs in the name of sustainability and food security: novel foods. These range from cellular meat and plant-based meat alternatives to microorganism- and insect-based proteins. Similarly, innovations in controlled environment agriculture (CEA) aim to free the production of fresh produce from the risks and rhythms of the natural environment, integrating it into urban life. This conference is hosted jointly by The American University of Rome's Master's in Food Studies and the Center for Food Studies. Learn more about the themes for contributions, keynote speakers, and submission requirements. Send submissions to foodstudies@aur.edu. Questions? Maria Grazia Quieti and Maria Fonte at m.quieti@aur.edu. Book review Perilous Bounty and the future of farming in America Book review by Lars Chinburg (U of Montana Full article >From the review: "In Perilous Bounty, Tom Philpott builds a meticu?lously researched argument that the U.S. is too reliant on farming methods and economic systems that are destroying our critical ecosystems. Mixing investigative journalism, eye-opening statistics, and farmer profiles, he paints a stark picture of the current state of industrial agriculture. He focuses on the two predominant U.S. agricultural regions, presents the major challenges facing each region, and discusses the 'handful of seed-pesticide cor?porations, investment funds, and magnates who benefit from these dire trends' (p. 8). . . ." Correction to Seidel, Murakami, Egan, Pope, and Tsia, from JAFSCD's Fall 2021 Issue In the article ?Impact of COVID-19 on Pennsylvania farm revenue: Looking back at the 2020 season? by Miriam Seidel, Christopher D. Murakami, J. Franklin Egan, Jasmine D. Pope, and Chia-Lin Tsai (Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, volume 11, issue 1, 2021, https://doi.org/ 10.5304/jafscd.2021.111.015, published online December 7, 2021), data related to the Farmer to Family Food Box Program (FFFBP) was included by accident. The fourth paragraph of the Results section has been corrected to delete data related to the FFFBP. In addition, the Broad Leib et al. (2021) reference was deleted from the text and References list. No other changes were made in the article. The online version of record of this article has been corrected. We encourage any readers who downloaded the original PDF to download the corrected version. Complex problems, cultivated solutions >From environmental destruction to climate change and a lack of food equity, our current food system is unsustainable. Respond to the challenges of sustainability with a graduate certificate in sustainable food systems at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. By examining dominant global-industrial food systems from environmental, social, and economic perspectives, as well as alternative system actions, you will gain the knowledge and community connections needed to cultivate solutions that promote community and bioregional place-based food systems for the future. Transform your passion for sustainability into a vibrant future at KPU: where thought meets action. Learn more here! NEW Food Policy Council Publications from the Center for a Livable Future From Partnerships to Policy: Promising Practices for New Food Policy Councils offers info and resources on starting a food policy council, with an emphasis on leading with policy and addressing emergent food systems issues like racial equity, resiliency, and environmental sustainability. Developing a Communication Strategy: A Guide for Food Policy Councils outlines the fundamental steps to creating a strategic com?munication plan and illustrates each step with examples. 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URL: From info at lysoncenter.org Fri Dec 16 18:10:49 2022 From: info at lysoncenter.org (Lyson Center/JAFSCD) Date: Sun Mar 17 22:50:41 2024 Subject: [Foodplanning] JAFSCD Article Heads-up: Fall issue complete!; Economies of community; Canada's Food Guide; Book review In-Reply-To: <0.0.44.5C4.1D9118844376014.0@drone120.ral.icpbounce.com> References: <0.0.44.5C4.1D9118844376014.0@drone120.ral.icpbounce.com> Message-ID: <07a401d911bc$cb61fa20$6225ee60$@lysoncenter.org> View this email in a web browser Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development JAFSCD Article Heads-up ~ December 16, 2022 JAFSCD is published with support from the members of the JAFSCD Shareholder Consortium, Library Shareholders, and our seven JAFSCD Partners: JAFSCD Website Duncan Hilchey, Editor in Chief ? Amy Christian, Managing Editor The Fall 2022 Issue Is Complete! >From editor-in-chief Duncan Hilchey's editorial: "This fall of 2022 issue includes open-call papers on a wide range of food systems topics, with a cluster focused on the concept of economies of community.* Economies of community occurs when stake?holders in a collec?tive action project or program scale up, not by growing individually, but by growing as a group?by treating each other as equal partners, maintaining transparency in communications and in other transactions, and generating regular feedback for continuous improvement. Several examples of economies of community are provided in this issue. . . ." On our cover: Kanoa Dinwoodie (at right), the owner and operator of organic-certified Feral Heart Farm in Sunol, California, shows children how to properly harvest blackberries. Kanoa specializes in seed pro?duction and diasporic Asian crops. He participated in the ?agroecology encounters? research described in author Antonio Roman-Alcal??s commentary in this issue, ? Five practical strategies for those who work for food systems change.? The photo was taken by Antonio Roman-Alcal?. Note that the entire issue PDF is not yet posted, but will be by Dec. 19. * See a video and description of this concept at the PBS Food Lexicon of Sustainability website. Economies of community in Connecticut: Farmers respond to the COVID-19 pandemic JAFSCD peer-reviewed article by Rachel E. Black and Dylan Turner (both at Connecticut College) Full article Weaknesses in national food-system supply chains were revealed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Local food systems offered innovative responses to issues of food access that centered around community economies. In a new JAFSCD article, ?Economies of community in local agriculture: New London, Connecticut, farmers respond to the COVID-19 pandemic,? authors Rachel E. Black (the corresponding author) and Adalie S. Duran draw on ethnographic interviews to examine the community economies that emerge from consumer-producer engagement and how these interconnected communities both exhibit resilience during periods of food insecurity and financial hardship. This work questions the broader sustainability of food production and distribution in the United States? dominant food system. KEY FINDINGS * Resocialized economic engagements between producers and consumers strengthening the economic resilience of the local food system. * Local food producers and distributors often contribute to the food security and wellbeing of their communities at their own expense due to lack of external support on a state and federal level. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH Beyond emergency measures, state and federal policies need to offer support to small-scale farmers in order to grow a strong and diversified local food system. Policy for small-scale farms should encourage projects and technologies that create connections between farmers and farmers and consumers. Additionally, campaigns to raise consumer awareness to the importance of supporting local farms need to be ongoing. Photo above: Buyers of sweet corn at the Coventry (Conn.) Farmers Market by Flickr user washingtonydc, 2010; used under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license. How can school food and Canada?s Food Guide inform each other? JAFSCD peer-reviewed article by Chantelle Dacunha, Eric Ng (both at U of Toronto), and Sarah Elton (Toronto Metropolitan University) Full article Canada?s federal government made a historic commitment to developing a national school food policy. Among overlapping public health, economic, and environmental challenges, there is both a need and an opportunity to create a school food environment that ensures universal access to nutritious foods and supports sustainability in food systems. In a new JAFSCD article, ?The School Food Solution: Creating a healthy school food environment with Canada's Food Guide,? authors Chantelle Dacunha (the corresponding author) , Eric Ng, and Sarah Elton argue that the 2019 Canada's Food Guide must be an integral component in the implementation of this national policy. That?s because the food guide has the potential to support a healthy school food environment that promotes sustainability in the food system by embracing founding principles of diet equity and sustainability. KEY FINDINGS * A school food program based on 2019 Canada's Food Guide has the potential to promote a more healthy and just school food environment by building on the founding principles of diet equity and sustainability. * A universal school food program implemented with evidence-based nutrition standards based on Canada's Food Guide may reduce diet inequities experienced by marginalized communities by providing nutritious, culturally-appropriate food to all public-school children, regardless of income or neighborhood. * Canada's Food Guide promotes a climate-friendly diet, and a universal school meal program based on the food guide could support sustainability in food systems by focusing on less carbon-intensive foods and supporting local food systems. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH * To adequately address diet equity, Black and Indigenous professionals and communities must be included in the design and implementation of the national program, and an anti-racist approach must be part of the process. * Seasonality in the northern hemisphere is a concern when supporting local and sustainable food systems. Therefore, solutions such as food preservation programs and investments in cold storage of crops must be considered. * The federal government must sufficiently fund the national school food program to provide fair wages, properly support local economies, and help create well-run programs that can adhere to nutrition and sustainability standards to positively impact children's health. * The implementation of the national school food program should be guided by well-defined environmental, educational and nutrition standards. The program must also have appropriately designed monitoring and evaluation parameters to meet standards and goals. Photo above: Children learn about Canada's Food Guide; photo by Flickr user Kathy Cassidy, 2006; used under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license. Virtual Information Session January 11, 2023, at 7 pm CET (Rome, Italy, time) Food Studies Master?s Program at the American University of Rome The AUR Master in Food Studies is a 15-month cross-disciplinary program focused on the linkages between food production, consumption, and the environment. It benefits from AUR?s proximity to the UN agencies based in Rome and numerous alternative food networks. The program includes experiential learning at a small-scale farm in the peri-urban area of Rome. Join the virtual info session on Jan. 11 at 7:00 pm CET with this link. Questions? Contact Maria Grazia Quieti at m.quieti@aur.edu. Book review How power is created and exercised?often invisibly Book review by Matthew Hoffman, College of Agriculture and Rural Development, Norway (H?gskulen for gr?n utvikling) Full article >From Matthew Hoffman's review of Concentration and Power in the Food System, revised edition: "The revised edition of Philip Howard?s Concentration and Power in the Food System comes just in time to help us understand not only the degree and nature of concentration in our food system, but also how various kinds of concentra?tion enable the exercise of power in ways that were unantici?pated by earlier anti-trust legislation and which need to be addressed in new ways." Food Policy Council Publications from the Bloomsburg Center for a Livable Future From Partnerships to Policy: Promising Practices for New Food Policy Councils offers info and resources on starting a food policy council, with an emphasis on leading with policy and addressing emergent food systems issues like racial equity, resiliency, and environmental sustainability. Developing a Communication Strategy: A Guide for Food Policy Councils outlines the fundamental steps to creating a strategic com?munication plan and illustrates each step with examples. This email is sent to you as a notification of newly published content and other JAFSCD news. Were you forwarded this JAFSCD Article Heads-up and you'd like to join the mailing list? Sign up! JAFSCD is an open access, community-supported journal! Your library, program, or organization can become a shareholder to help make JAFSCD's content available to all, regardless of their resources. We welcome individual shareholders as well. 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In-Reply-To: <0.0.64.85B.1D91578F056FE1A.0@drone110.ral.icpbounce.com> References: <0.0.64.85B.1D91578F056FE1A.0@drone110.ral.icpbounce.com> Message-ID: <039901d91582$6164d470$242e7d50$@lysoncenter.org> Read about the latest research published in JAFSCD! ? ? View this email in a web browser Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development JAFSCD Article Heads-up ~ December 21, 2022 JAFSCD is published with support from the members of the JAFSCD Shareholder Consortium, Library Shareholders, and our seven JAFSCD Partners: JAFSCD Website Duncan Hilchey, Editor in Chief ? Amy Christian, Managing Editor Happy holidays to JAFSCD?s readers ? authors ? reviewers ? partners ? shareholders ? & fans of all kinds! For the Indigenous history of cuetlaxochitl (commonly known as poinsettia), see Instagram @yaoxochitli ?What?s in it for me?? Why farmers and fishermen sustain the landscapes that attract tourists to New England ?JAFSCD peer-reviewed article by Caroline S. Paras (U of Maine), Tracy S. Michaud (U of Southern Maine), and Matthew Hoffman (College of Agriculture and Rural Development, Norway [H?gskulen for gr?n utvikling]) Full article Tourism generates billions of dollars in New England. Maine and Vermont rely heavily on the iconic imagery of lobstering and dairy farming to attract visitors to their states. The collapse of either industry would not only deal a direct economic and cultural blow but be compounded by their impact on the tourism industry. To what extent do farmers and fishermen benefit from tourism and how might its benefits be more effectively shared with them? Using in-depth interviews with producers, a new JAFSCD article by researchers Caroline Paras (the corresponding author), Tracy Michaud, and Matthew Hoffman explores the symbiosis between farming, fishing, and tourism. KEY FINDINGS In this article, researchers discovered the following: * Tourism generates 8%?10% of the gross domestic product in Maine and Vermont. * Positive externalities created by farmers and fishermen attract millions of visitors to these iconic landscapes. * Despite this attraction, tourists consume less than 10% of the bounty from Vermont dairy farmers and Maine lobstermen. * Beyond direct sales, producers capture a variety of economic benefits from tourism, such as the opportunity to promote their company or industry brand, attract new customers, generate supplemental income, and create employment opportunities. * Non-economic benefits include the opportunity to provide authentic experiences, create great places, showcase their conservation efforts, and highlight their family?s pride and heritage. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH Public policy could be developed to better redistribute the economic benefits of tourism: * Implement state subsidies for farming and fishing. For example, support of noncommodity benefits of agriculture with "public money for public goods? is a standard feature of European policy. * Support land conservation for agriculture and fisheries. For example, the statewide programs have invested millions to permanently protect working farms, forests, piers, and wharves. * Expand the marketing and branding of products to visitors. For example, the Maine Aquaculture Association and the Vermont Cheese Council both sponsor culinary trails that list over 50 sites that welcome the public for tours, direct sales, samples, and meals. * Develop cooperative infrastructure that engages producers in aquatourism and agritourism. For example, tour operators can include farms and fisheries in their itineraries while compensating them for cultural labor and product samples. Photo above: Lobstermen hauling traps off the coast of Stonington, the lobster capital of Maine. Photo by Caroline Paras. Correction In the previous JAFSCD Article Heads-up (emailed on Dec. 16), we incorrectly listed the second author of ? Economies of community in local agriculture: New London, Connecticut, farmers respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.? The authors are Rachel E. Black (the corresponding author) and Adalie S. Duran. Intermediation and partnership: An impossible couple? JAFSCD peer-reviewed article by Ronan Le Velly (UMR Innovation, University Montpellier, Cirad, INRAE, Institut Agro), Mathieu D?sol? (ITAVI, Laboratoire d??tudes rurales), and Carole Chazoule (ISARA Lyon, Laboratoire d'?tudes rurales) Full article Can intermediated local food networks be created without the intermediaries? getting the power to organize the supply chain? In a new JAFSCD article, ?How to create intermediated local food system partnerships? Collective performance, collective negotiation, and collective learning,? French researchers Ronan Le Velly (the corresponding author), Mathieu D?sol?, and Carole Chazoule give an inspiring answer to this question. They describe the construction of innovative beef supply chains observed in France?s Loire and Is?re departments. Using an analytical framework that focuses on market-shaping processes, they show how the ranchers, slaughterhouses, wholesalers, and retailers went about defining quality, prices, and the logistics and administrative organization of their supply chains. They then underscore three characteristics of intermediated supply chain partnerships: collective performance, collective negotiation, and collective learning. KEY FINDINGS * It is difficult but possible to build local food networks that combine scaling up, intermediation, and partnership. * The search for collective performance, the will to develop the supply chain?s rules collectively, and collective learning between a supply chain?s participants are three key success factors in this process. Photo above: French cattle; photo by Flickr user Pascal Rey, 2021; CC-BY license. Complete Fall 2022 Issue Available! On our cover: Kanoa Dinwoodie (at right), the owner and operator of organic-certified Feral Heart Farm in Sunol, California, shows children how to properly harvest blackberries. Kanoa specializes in seed production and diasporic Asian crops. He participated in the ?agroecology encounters? research described in author Antonio Roman-Alcal??s commentary in this issue, ? Five practical strategies for those who work for food systems change.? The photo was taken by Antonio Roman-Alcal?. Note that a PDF of the entire issue is posted as well. The University of Vermont, Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, is hiring for 4 positions * Tenure-track assistant professor with expertise in community development and applied economics * Tenure-track assistant or associate professor with expertise in public policy and public administration * Tenure-track assistant professor with expertise in public communication and public policy * Lecturer position with expertise in public communication The CDAE Department is a transdisciplinary department housed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Our mission is centered on the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and we are seeking colleagues who can contribute to this mission through teaching, scholarship, and service. We seek a cohort of colleagues who will advance the department?s scholarship by contributing expertise in their field with an appreciation and interest in the transdisciplinary mindsets and collaborations necessary to solve the increasingly complex problems facing society. Interested candidates are encouraged to visit the UVM-CDAE website and the city of Burlington, Vermont, website. Contact David Conner with questions regarding these positions. Online applications only will be accepted for these positions. The University of Vermont is an equal-opportunity employer. The UVM community is committed to inclusive excellence as reflected in its framework for building a more diverse, inclusive, and multiculturally competent campus. Virtual Information Session January 11, 2023, at 7 pm CET (Rome, Italy)/1 pm ET (USA) Food Studies Master?s Program at the American University of Rome The AUR Master in Food Studies is a 15-month cross-disciplinary program focused on the linkages between food production, consumption, and the environment. It benefits from AUR?s proximity to the UN agencies based in Rome and numerous alternative food networks. The program includes experiential learning at a small-scale farm in the peri-urban area of Rome. Join the virtual info session on Jan. 11 at 7:00 pm CET/1:00 pm ET/10:00 am PT with this link. Questions? Contact Dr. Maria Grazia Quieti. Food Policy Council Publications from the Bloomsburg Center for a Livable Future From Partnerships to Policy: Promising Practices for New Food Policy Councils offers info and resources on starting a food policy council, with an emphasis on leading with policy and addressing emergent food systems issues like racial equity, resiliency, and environmental sustainability. Developing a Communication Strategy: A Guide for Food Policy Councils outlines the fundamental steps to creating a strategic communication plan and illustrates each step with examples. This email is sent to you as a notification of newly published content and other JAFSCD news. Were you forwarded this JAFSCD Article Heads-up and you'd like to join the mailing list? Sign up! JAFSCD is an open access, community-supported journal! Your library, program, or organization can become a shareholder to help make JAFSCD's content available to all, regardless of their resources. We welcome individual shareholders as well. 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