From info at lysoncenter.org Fri Mar 11 11:04:06 2022 From: info at lysoncenter.org (info@lysoncenter.org) Date: Sun Mar 17 22:50:40 2024 Subject: [Foodplanning] JAFSCD Article Heads-up: Postsuburban community gardens; Camel milk value chain; UN Food Systems Summit debrief Message-ID: <005301d8357a$ce07a780$6a16f680$@lysoncenter.org> View this email in a web browser Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development JAFSCD Article Heads-up ~ March 11, 2022 JAFSCD is published with the support of our annual partners. JAFSCD Website Postsuburban community gardens: Understanding their values and governance approaches? ?Peer-reviewed article by Eiji Toda and Edward Lowe (both at Soka University of America) Full article Urban community gardens have been an American institution for over a century, providing many urban residents with access to healthy foods, activities that promote environmentally friendly lifestyles, community connections, and opportunities for neighborhood renewal. But most previous research has focused on gardens in traditional city centers. Few studies have explored how gardens function in newer postsuburban regions like Orange County, California. In a new JAFSCD article, " Gardens in a postsuburb: Community garden governance and ethos in Orange County," authors Eiji Toda (corresponding author; now at Portland State University) and Edward Lowe explore both the main gardening ethos and governance strategies present in community gardens in southern Orange County, California. Their study explores how these gardens might address perceived shortcomings in postsuburban regions that are different from those addressed by community gardening in the city centers. KEY FINDINGS * These postsuburban gardens manifest one of three governance approaches, characterized as anarchic, democratic, or corporate. * The gardens realize two values frameworks or ?garden ethos?: one focused on promoting community connections, and the other more on the creative desires of individual gardeners. * Over time, the governance strategies changed from anarchic and democratic forms in gardens founded in the 1980s and 1990s to a more corporate model for gardens established after 2010. * In the newest postsuburban developments, gardens are included in master planning prior to development, reflecting the way that private developers? vision for middle-class lifestyles is more supportive of their connections to nature and the community. * The two garden ethos approaches reflect an attempt to address perceived lifestyle challenges the gardeners face in postsuburban regions. Gardens that focus on a community ethos appear to serve as a solution to the persistent lack of social interactions and space for shared values in many postsuburban neighborhoods. Gardens that emphasize an individual ethos allow gardeners a space for public, creative self-expression that is often difficult in their master-planned neighborhoods due to the strict land-use rules imposed by their homeowners associations. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESEARCH * A larger sample size and the investigation of community gardens in different postsuburban regions would help to develop generalized understanding of community gardens? characteristics in postsuburban regions. * An investigation of community gardens in other postsuburban and suburban contexts may also allow a more thorough comparative analysis of community gardens that illuminate how they differ from urban and suburban community gardens. * A shift from the grassroots and municipal models of garden development toward the private-amenity model merits further investigation as it relates to broader changes taking place in postsuburban regions related to the value of connecting to nature. Suggested Facebook & Instagram posts: What values are realized through community gardening in postsuburban contexts, and how? New research published in JAFSCD presents findings from a qualitative case study of six community gardens in southern Orange County, California. The article discusses how gardens in postsuburban contexts might address perceived shortcomings in postsuburban regions. Read the full article for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.112.010 Suggested tweet:? What values are realized through #communitygardening in #postsuburban contexts, and how? A #qualitativestudy identifies values and governance approaches of community gardens in #OrangeCounty, CA. Read the full article in @JAFSCD for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.112.010 Photo above: This community garden is owned and managed by the homeowners association in a master-planned development. Photo by Eiji Toda, 2020. Did you miss these webinars from the North American Food Systems Network (NAFSN)? Recordings available! The recording of this dynamic "Finding Your Future in Food Systems" webinar is online now. The first episode of the new webinar series "On Level Ground" featured speakers from the Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success (ORIS) in New Hampshire talking about Fresh Start Farms. The recording is online now. Dysfunctional camel milk value chain threatens farmers? livelihoods in northern Kenya Peer-reviewed article by Steve N. Machan (U of Nairobi), Jones F. Agwata (Machakos U), and Nicholas O. Oguge (U of Nairobi) Full article Camel milk is a primary source of income among pastoralist communities in northern Kenya. Challenges in control mechanisms are affecting the sustainability of the value chain system, putting livelihoods at risk. The future of the camel milk value chain is in jeopardy without a well-structured regulatory framework, increased capacity for processing, and coordination among the chain actors. This has a range of environmental, social, and economic implications. In a new JAFSCD article, ? Aspects of the sustainability of the camel milk value chain and its regulatory framework in Isiolo County, Northern Kenya,? authors Steve Machan (corresponding author), Jones Agwata, and Nicholas Oguge present initial findings from an exploratory study that aimed to explore, document, and categorize elements of the camel milk value chain among the pastoral communities in northern Kenya in East Africa. With the current concerns, the future of the value chain system is opaque and threatens the sustainability of the entire camel milk value chain system. This would greatly affect the livelihoods of the pastoralist communities and would weaken the environmental resilience of the overall food system. KEY FINDINGS * In Isiolo County in northern Kenya, the camel milk value chain system operates in an informal marketing structure with loosely connected actors. * Most (85%) milk is sold in unprocessed form and marketed without adequate adherence to stringent requirements for quality and safety measures. * Milk processing is low (5%) due to a lack of capacity in value addition and packaging. * The majority of micro actors (65%) driving the camel milk value chain were women, who despite largely lacking formal education (58%), were instrumental in the bulking and processing of the milk products. * The local producers and most of the bulking centers use traditional production methods of fumigated milk and transporting vessels, leading to high losses (20%). * Although many institutions provide regulatory and support services to the camel milk value chain, low milk production and processing methods mean the value chain does not offer a viable business environment. Poor institutional coordination exacerbates weak control mechanisms characterized by a low awareness of regulatory aspects along the value chain. * The authors demonstrate that a structured and well-regulated system offers opportunities for increased revenue earnings (of 68%) from current production. ?RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH * Establish a framework for a camel milk dairy board to regulate the system effectively and efficiently. * Strengthen the institutional networks and coordination mechanisms among value chain actors. * Enhance inclusive decision-making that includes women and youth, who are the majority players, to uphold quality and safety control measures. * For a stronger and more sustainable system, increase productivity by adding value to camel milk products and building the capacities of the value chain actors. * Establish a land-use system with minimal negative effects on the environment to increase the environmental resilience of camel production. * Develop capacity and operationalize the use of modern methods of milk production and handling. * Explore opportunities to modernize the system's sustainability. * Address the emerging camel diseases that are becoming more prevalent and affecting production. * Understand and align the management of communal lands to strengthen ownership and production systems. * Develop frameworks for regional coordination and integration mechanisms to implement and enforce global standards for quality and safety control measures in the camel milk value chain. Suggested Facebook & Instagram posts: Camel milk is critical to the livelihoods of pastoralists in northern Kenya. But challenges all along the value chain threaten its sustainability. Changes in policy and practice could lead to a safer, more sustainable camel milk value chain, benefiting producers and the environment. Read the full article for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.112.007 Suggested tweet:? ?#Camelmilk is critical to the #livelihoods of #pastoralists in northern #Kenya. Can the camel milk #valuechain be improved to ensure greater #foodsafety #valueadded #sustainability #resilience? Read research and recommendations for #regulatoryframework from @uonbi @Machansteve2 Read the full @JAFSCD article for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.112.007 Photo above: Anolei Women Camel Milk Cooperative secretariat taking stock of milk being delivered. Photo by Steven N. Machan. Join the USDA National Agricultural Library to learn more about the intersection of childhood food and nutrition security. During Birth & Beyond, keynote speaker Dr. Maya Maroto will talk about the convergence of food and nutrition security, the role of nutritional guidelines, and the policies and programs the federal government and nongovernmental organizations are implementing to equitably improve food and nutrition security in the U.S. Read more about this speaking event and optional Wikipedia edit-a-thon and register here. A debrief on the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) Commentary from INFAS, a JAFSCD Shareholder, by Molly Anderson (Middlebury College), Lesli Hoey (U of Michigan), Peter Hurst (Labor consultant), Michelle Miller (U of Wisconsin?Madison), and Maywa Montenegro de Wit (U of California?Santa Cruz) Full article In an effort to be better global partners, the Inter-institutional Network for Food, Agriculture, and Sustainability (INFAS) accepted an invitation to participate in the United Nations Food Systems Summit. INFAS then convened a debriefing for its members to hear from their colleagues about their experiences and any outcomes that may have emerged from the Food Systems Summit. The Food Systems Summit process was deeply flawed, resulting in confusion and power inequities, yet it stimulated coalition-building and reflection on how and why to participate in global food governance. Read the commentary by the INFAS team of authors, " Debrief on the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS)." The corresponding author is Michelle Miller. Suggested Facebook & Instagram posts: In a debriefing about its participation in the UN Food Systems Summit in September 2021, a group of INFAS members found that the "process was deeply flawed, resulting in confusion and power inequities, yet it stimulated coalition-building and reflection on how and why to participate in global food governance." Read the JAFSCD Shareholder commentary for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.112.008 Suggested tweet: ?Wonder what happened at the #UnitedNations #FoodSystems Summit? A group of academics presented on their experiences at #unfss. Their debrief was published by @JAFSCD. #INFAS #foodsovereignty Read the full article for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.112.008 Image above: The UN Food Systems Summit logo. 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URL: From lhoey at umich.edu Fri Mar 18 09:21:42 2022 From: lhoey at umich.edu (Lesli Hoey) Date: Sun Mar 17 22:50:40 2024 Subject: [Foodplanning] Fwd: Statement on food crisis due to Ukraine war In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Please see the attached letter written by colleagues in the EU who are concerned that the war in Ukraine is being used to justify rolling back progressive EU commitments to support more sustainable food systems. -Lesli [image: http://taubmancollege.umich.edu/] *Lesli Hoey * | she/her/hers (pronouns ) Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning | Director of Doctoral Studies *Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning* |. University of Michigan Office 2366 | 2000 Bonisteel Boulevard | Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2069 Sign up for office hours here lhoey@umich.edu | Personal website | Sustainable Food Systems Initiative | Transformative Food Systems Fellowship | International Planning Case Studies Project ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Nathalie Lambrecht Date: Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 12:12 PM Subject: Statement on food crisis due to Ukraine war To: We are still gathering signatures and now have almost 300 scientists from all over the world on board! If you could share within your networks, it would be great to get even more sustainable food systems scientists to sign on before the EU agriculture meeting on Monday. Here is a link to the press release: https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/food-crisis-due-to-ukraine-war-calls-for-action-less-meat-less-waste-and-greening-eu-agricultural-policy Here is a link to the co-signing document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wb4qbVjGMJz5vy8jrqjBWO5Tj3aUE4rv4EwyHvwKKbA/edit All the best, Nathalie -- *Nathalie Lambrecht, PhD* *Postdoctoral Researcher, Climate Change and Health Working Group* *Research Department 2: Climate Resilience* Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PO Box 601203, 14412 Potsdam, Germany www.pik-potsdam.de *Research Associate, Institute of Public Health* Charit? - Universit?tsmedizin Berlin Email: nathalie.lambrecht@pik-potsdam.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: