From duncan at lysoncenter.org Thu Jun 30 11:52:46 2022 From: duncan at lysoncenter.org (Duncan Hilchey) Date: Sun Mar 17 22:50:40 2024 Subject: [Foodplanning] Food Systems Journal seeks new reviewers In-Reply-To: <021401d88cb1$10c90860$325b1920$@lysoncenter.org> References: <1CA4D68B-FF2E-45D7-BBBA-824F35D2D45F@lysoncenter.org> Message-ID: <5453766B-82E0-4A87-A9E6-F80C9927CF1B@lysoncenter.org> Help contribute to the peer-reviewed literature on local and regional food systems! Your expertise can inform applied research in the field. Individuals who identify as BIPOC are especially encouraged to apply. Thanks for considering! Duncan Hilchey, editor in chief The Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development is seeking new volunteer reviewers JAFSCD is published with the ongoing support of our partners: If interested in becoming a reviewer, please read the information below and then submit your application here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/jafscd-reviewer BRIEF BACKGROUND ON JAFSCD JAFSCD is not like most journals. JAFSCD promotes the common interests of both scholars and practitioners who work on food and agriculture issues. We are a ?community-supported journal,? with partners and shareholders who provide financial support and volunteers who put their shoulders to the wheel. Volunteer reviewers benefit the food movement directly by helping evaluate what research is sound and practical. In kind, reviewers get first-hand knowledge about food systems research, policy, and practice, and can add this experience to their resumes. SERVING AS A REVIEWER Reviewing consists of carefully reading a paper and responding to questions pertaining to its contribution to the practice of agriculture and food systems development, the validity of any research results, the quality of writing, and its readiness for publication. We use an online peer-review system to streamline the review process. CRITERIA FOR SERVING AS A JAFSCD REVIEWER * Topical expertise in one or more domains of the food system: production, distribution, and consumption; * Availability to complete at least 3 to 5 reviews per year in a timely manner; * Experience in writing for and/or critically reading applied research journals; * A knack for identifying logic problems in manuscripts; and * Experience in qualitative and/or quantitative research methods and analysis. Because JAFSCD is an applied journal, farmers, advocates, and other food system stakeholders with interest and expertise are encouraged to serve as reviewers. Please also note that members of the Reviewer Team are welcome to submit manuscripts to JAFSCD. To complete your duties as a reviewer effectively, we ask that you familiarize yourself with the following info by reading these pages on our website: * Focus and scope, and our editorial policies * Types of submissions * Author guidelines * Our "accessible scholarship" concept. (Accessible scholarship essentially means keeping the content free of technical jargon, using the active voice, and appealing to both researchers and practitioners/professionals. We recommend that you read some recently published JAFSCD papers to see accessible scholarship in action.) COMPLETING THE PROCESS * After reviewing the information above, fill out the questionnaire. It should only take about 10 minutes. * We ask for a brief (one paragraph) bio in the questionnaire, so you may wish to prepare that in advance and paste it in. * The last page of the questionnaire asks that you commit to the guidelines for JAFSCD Reviewer Team. If you have any questions, contact editor in chief Duncan Hilchey. He will respond promptly to completed applications. Duncan - - - - - - - - - - - - Duncan Hilchey Co-director, Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems Editor in chief, Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development Open access as a community-supported journal Member, North American Food Systems Network duncan@lysoncenter.org | 607-342-0259 The Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems is a fiscally sponsored project of the nonprofit Center for Transformative Action (an affiliate of Cornell University), and publishes JAFSCD and facilitates NAFSN. 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Name: image004.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 57162 bytes Desc: not available URL: From amy at lysoncenter.org Thu Jun 23 13:42:10 2022 From: amy at lysoncenter.org (Amy Christian) Date: Sun Mar 17 22:50:40 2024 Subject: [Foodplanning] JAFSCD Article Heads-up: Indigenous food sovereignty; Anchor institutions during COVID; Ikerd on tech; Role of universities; Gentrification book review In-Reply-To: <0.0.54.F99.1D8874049547582.0@drone111.ral.icpbounce.com> References: <0.0.54.F99.1D8874049547582.0@drone111.ral.icpbounce.com> Message-ID: <043401d88741$b916c1d0$2b444570$@lysoncenter.org> View this email in a web browser Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development JAFSCD Article Heads-up ~ June 23, 2022 JAFSCD is published with the support of our annual partners: JAFSCD Website What is the range of current Indigenous food sovereignty initiatives within the western U.S.? JAFSCD peer-reviewed article by Ashley Babcock, MS, and Rachael Budowle, PhD (both at the University of Wyoming) Full article Indigenous food sovereignty is informed by?and is a framework and movement that supports?all the various means through which Indigenous people are revitalizing and reclaiming their foodways. These efforts incorporate established values, processes, and outcomes, including relationality, self-determination, decolonization, and wellbeing. While studies have documented Indigenous food sovereignty initiatives in several geographic regions, none comprehensively inventory and map these efforts with a specific focus on the Indigenous tribes and populations within the western U.S. In a recent JAFSCD article, " An appreciative inquiry and inventory of Indigenous food sovereignty initiatives within the western U.S.," University of Wyoming researchers Ashley Babcock and Rachael Budowle (corresponding author) employ a systematic search and appreciative inquiry methodology to inventory Indigenous food sovereignty initiatives within the so-called western U.S. This study aimed to illuminate and support Indigenous leaders' and non-Indigenous allies? work by compiling the range and variety of these initiatives and their common themes and key features in an accessible, searchable, and amendable database. KEY FINDINGS Key findings from this study include that: * A systematic search of scholarly and popular sources yielded a database of 123 Indigenous food sovereignty initiatives and their key features, including tribal, national, or other affiliation; watershed or region; location; type; land base; mission, vision, and/or goal(s); search source(s) and complimentary URL(s); and basic frequencies. * Across themes, individual initiatives include numerous interconnected food sovereignty efforts and demonstrate the adaptive capacities of Indigenous people. * Three interrelated themes emerged across initiatives, which authors organized based on their explicit descriptions in identified sources and?wherever possible?the initiatives? self-descriptions: - Concrete strategies include growing and food production, harvesting and food acquisition, food preparation, and distribution and exchange. - Cultural revitalization occurs through community development, youth and young adult education, other forms of education, and regenerating cultural identity through traditions. - Initiative foundations include advocacy, policy, and environmental stewardship; funding mechanisms; and partnerships with non-Indigenous actors. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOOD PRACTICE AND RESEARCH * This research contributes to the western U.S. Indigenous food sovereignty scholarly literature and adds to existing inventories by being the first to apply a systematic search methodology to a U.S. context. * Future studies should update the inventory over time, use additional and more specific search terms, directly check and adjust effort descriptions and categorization with Indigenous food sovereignty initiative leaders, explore whether and how practitioners and scholars are using this inventory, and expand the inventory to other geographic regions in North America. * This study identifies initiatives, their themes, and key features in an accessible inventory to appreciate the myriad strategies that manifest as part of a larger movement toward food sovereignty led by Indigenous people. These strategies provide more just and ecologically sound examples for addressing the mounting food systems challenges faced by all of humanity and other living beings. The authors hope that Indigenous leaders and their allies can use?and, ideally, add to?this dynamic inventory to bolster their current work and help them design future initiatives. They are also eager to connect with an organization to host, maintain, update, and share this inventory over the long term. (If your organization may be interested, contact Rachael Budowle.) ?Suggested Facebook post/Instagram story: What is the range of Indigenous food sovereignty initiatives within the western U.S. currently? Through an appreciative inquiry, researchers at @UWYO have compiled a database of 123 initiatives & their key features. Read the #JAFSCD article for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.112.016 ?Suggested tweet: What's the range of current #Indigenousfoodsovereignty initiatives within the #westernUS? Through an appreciative inquiry, @UWYO researchers compiled a database of 123 initiatives & their key features. Read the @JAFSCD article for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.112.016 Image above: Geographic distribution of Indigenous food sovereignty initiatives within the western U.S. (from Figure 3 in the JAFSCD article). The North American Food Systems Network (NAFSN) is a professional association for people working together to strengthen local and regional food systems. NAFSN is a sister program of JAFSCD. See NAFSN's new website to learn about current projects: * Events, including 2 webinar series and "Seasonal Sips & Job Tips" sessions * The upcoming launch of NAFSN student chapters * In collaboration with ComFoodJobs, the only curated jobs board for food systems positions Become a member today! Relationships with local farmers help institutions overcome COVID-related supply chain disruptions JAFSCD peer-reviewed article by Naomi Cunningham, David Conner, Claire Whitehouse, Henry Blair, and Jessica Krueger (all at the University of Vermont) Full article Anchor institutions play an essential role in food systems and local economies. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented new challenges with food access, food insecurity, supply chain disruptions, and decreased demand for institutional food service. In a new JAFSCD article, authors Naomi Cunningham (corresponding author), David Conner, Claire Whitehouse, Henry Blair, and Jessica Krueger present initial findings from a mixed-methods study of New England anchor institutions detailing how institutions adapted to the pandemic's challenges. KEY FINDINGS * Most institutions experienced significant disruptions to their food supply chain during the early months of the pandemic. * Local procurement relationships were a critical source of resilience for institutional food supply chains during the pandemic. * Anchor institutions supported a broad array of food access initiatives for staff and the greater community in response to the pandemic. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOOD PRACTICE AND RESEARCH * Practice Recommendation: Institutions that experienced significant food supply chain disruptions during the pandemic should consider diversifying purchasing relationships with local suppliers to increase functional redundancy and resilience. * Practice Recommendation: Local food purchases are a mutually beneficial way to support the community for institutions looking to engage in the role of an anchor institution. In addition, hospitals have further opportunities to use community benefit programs to support these initiatives. * Additional Research Opportunity: Future research should examine what food access programs are most successful in the context of acute need and what longstanding initiatives best enhance the resilience of anchor institutions and their communities. Suggested Facebook post/Instagram story: Most institutions experienced significant disruptions to their food supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic. So how can institutions better prepare for future disruptions and develop resilience? New research suggests local purchasing relationships may be the key since they offer an additional layer of functional redundancy. Read for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.006 ?Suggested tweet: How can #institutions better prepare for future disruptions to #foodsupplychains and develop #resilience? New research suggests local purchasing relationships may be the key since they offer an additional layer of functional redundancy. #COVID19 #pandemic Read the @JAFSCD article for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.006 Photo above: Food distribution site at a New England Hospital, a vital anchor institution in the community. Interested in Volunteering in West Africa? Winrock is working to connect BIPOC farmer networks in the U.S. to its West Africa Farmer-to-Farmer Diversity and Inclusion pilot. There are opportunities to volunteer in Ghana, Guinea, Senegal, and Nigeria for placements for 2 to 6 weeks ? all expenses paid. Volunteers will work with grassroots farmers groups, CBOs, etc., on a range of technical and general capacity-building projects. For more information, go to https://winrock.org/volunteer/ In John Ikerd's latest ECONOMIC PAMPHLETEER column, "Public policy for agricultural technology," he argues that governments must "accept the responsibilities for preventing, restricting, or mitigating the impacts of technologies that threaten the well-being of society over the long run." In a previous column, Ikerd outlined the criteria for "good" technology, noting that because industrial and agricultural technologies are designed to maximize efficiency rather than sustainability, they fail to meet the criteria for good technologies. The corporate agribusiness sector ignores the potential harms of technology to the environment and public health in favor of corporate profits. Ikerd says that government must adopt more restrictive policies to restore damage by industrial agriculture; political will is necessary to implement such policies. Read the entire ECONOMIC PAMPHLETEER column at https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.001 JAFSCD Shareholder commentary from the Center for Regional Food Studies at the University of Arizona Leveraging university resources to build awareness, support regional food policy, and disrupt dominant narratives guiding food-based development JAFSCD Shareholder commentary by Laurel Bellante, Megan A. Carney, and Gigi Owen (all at the University of Arizona) Full article In a new commentary from a JAFSCD Shareholder, authors Laurel Bellante, Megan A. Carney (corresponding author), and Gigi Owen note that in the field of economic development, the "uneven impacts of [food projects] projects and underlying structural, social, and environmental issues" often go ignored. The authors argue that "University researchers can play a key role in raising awareness about these issues, inform food policy needs, and create university-community partnerships that can disrupt dominant narratives and support local initiatives that build capacity, equity, and resilience in regional food systems." They illustrate two examples of university-community partnerships at the University of Arizona such as The Future of Food and Social Justice Project and The UA Food Systems Research Lab. They go on to say, "the number of social and environmental problems confronting our food systems presents an urgent need to leverage university resources and research acumen to help address these issues. We anticipate that the several collaborative efforts underway at the Center for Regional Food Studies at the University of Arizona will contribute to documenting the needs and vulnerabilities that exist across different nodes of our food system, highlight diverse perspectives and voices, increase community capacity to effect change, and produce reports and other outputs that can be used to raise awareness and inform positive food systems change for our region." Read the entire commentary, " Leveraging university resources to build awareness, support regional food policy, and disrupt dominant narratives guiding food-based development: Examples from University of Arizona?s Center for Regional Food Studies." Suggested Facebook post/Instagram story: How can university research and community partnerships support food policy and raise awareness of food issues? #universities #foodsystems #engagedresearch Read the full commentary in @JAFSCD for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.017 Suggested tweet: How can university research and community partnerships support food policy and raise awareness of food issues? #universities #foodsystems #engagedresearch Read the full commentary in @JAFSCD for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.017 Image above: This commentary was submitted by a JAFSCD Shareholder, the University of Arizona?s Center for Regional Food Studies. Book review: A Recipe for Gentrification, edited by Hope Alkon, Kato, and Sbicca Review by Megan Marshall (New York University) ? Full article This email is sent to you as a notification of newly published content and other JAFSCD news. 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