From mara at lcbag.org Wed May 11 10:42:33 2022 From: mara at lcbag.org (Mara Gwin) Date: Sun Mar 17 22:50:40 2024 Subject: [Foodplanning] Food Action Plan / implementation Message-ID: Hi all, Our rural, county level food access coalition has been in existence since 2014, and has primarily been involved in creating and incubating programmatic-level food access initiatives. The coalition is about to set out on drafting a 5 year food action plan for the county, building off of historical community engagement and food system assessments. I was wondering if anyone who also has some sort of a food action plan/vision for your food system has examples or time to chat about (1) How you set your group up to be ready for implementation during the planning phase (structure, roles, partners, getting grassroots/grasstops folks ready) (2) What community engagement and/or representation looks like in the implementation phase of your plan (3) just general advice around the implementation phase or the planning phase Thanks for any leads! Best, Mara Gwin | Food Access Facilitator | Lake County Build A Generation | mobile: 970-308-0945 <970+308+0945> | phone: 719-486-4491 | email: mara@lcbag.org | site: www.lcbag.org | address: 825 W. 6th St., Leadville, CO Follow us: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lhoey at umich.edu Sat May 21 05:32:11 2022 From: lhoey at umich.edu (Lesli Hoey) Date: Sun Mar 17 22:50:40 2024 Subject: [Foodplanning] Fwd: Applications Still Being Accepted for Visiting Faculty - School for International Training - International Honors Program/SIT Study Abroad - IIHP Food Systems: Agriculture, Sustainability, and Justice In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Please pass along this study abroad teaching opportunity to your recent food systems PhD grads. I offered feedback on the original proposal - it's an interesting program. -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: AFHVS Administrator Date: Sat, May 21, 2022 at 5:08 AM Subject: Applications Still Being Accepted for Visiting Faculty - School for International Training - International Honors Program/SIT Study Abroad - IIHP Food Systems: Agriculture, Sustainability, and Justice To: *School for International Training* *Visiting Faculty* *International Honors Program/SIT Study Abroad * *IHP Food Systems: Agriculture, Sustainability, and Justice * IHP seeks a Visiting Faculty member to join an interdisciplinary team of faculty and host country coordinators led by the for IHP?s *Food Systems: Agriculture, Sustainability, and Justice *program in Fall 2022 and/or Spring 2023. Each four-month program will take approximately 20-30 students from leading U.S. colleges and universities to four program locations to do inter-disciplinary study from a global comparative perspective. The tentative itinerary is as follows: - Fall 2022 (late August to mid-December): *Georgia (USA), Ecuador, Malawi, and Spain* - Spring 2023 (late January to early May): *Georgia (USA), Ecuador, Malawi, and Spain* Full details are available at the link below. Apply for Visiting Faculty, Food Systems using the link below: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=094b78b8-9c3e-4fc8-b833-5fcb05de82e2&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=421589&lang=en_US&source=CC4 *Joseph W. 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Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 497 bytes Desc: not available URL: From info at lysoncenter.org Fri May 27 07:09:23 2022 From: info at lysoncenter.org (Info-Lyson Center) Date: Sun Mar 17 22:50:40 2024 Subject: [Foodplanning] JAFSCD Article Heads-up: Latina farmworkers; Resilience & pandemic pivots; Refugee gardeners' seed systems In-Reply-To: <0.0.D4.45E.1D871CA3BD77502.0@drone126.ral.icpbounce.com> References: <0.0.D4.45E.1D871CA3BD77502.0@drone126.ral.icpbounce.com> Message-ID: <021001d871d3$60cceaf0$2266c0d0$@lysoncenter.org> View this email in a web browser Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development JAFSCD Article Heads-up ~ May 27, 2022 JAFSCD is published with the support of our annual partners: JAFSCD Website What factors shape the navigation of work and family dynamics for Latina farmworkers in southwestern Idaho? Peer-reviewed article by Rebecca L. Som Castellano, Lisa Meierotto, and Cynthia L. Curl (all at Boise State University) Full article Latina farmworkers play an essential role as agricultural laborers while also managing responsibilities at home. But little attention has been paid to these women?s lives, including how they manage their multiple roles. This is problematic in part because occupying multiple roles, particularly ones that may conflict with each other, can negatively influence well-being, including physical, mental, emotional, and economic well-being. In a new JAFSCD article, " Under the shadow of structural violence: Work and family dynamics for Latina farmworkers in southwestern Idaho," corresponding author Som Castellano and co-authors Meierotto and Curl present findings from a study examining the work-family interface for Latina farmworkers, asking: What factors shape the experiences of Latina farmworkers as they navigate the work-family interface? Building from a broader multimethod and interdisciplinary study, this paper uses interview and focus group data to examine Latinas laboring in the agricultural fields of Idaho. KEY FINDINGS Key findings from this study include that: * While supports in the work and family domains (e.g., supportive co-workers, friends, and family) can aid Latina farmworkers, several family and work demands (e.g., single parenthood, difficult work hours and conditions) make it challenging for Latina farmworkers to fulfill the forms of labor they are responsible for. * Structural violence and intersectionality shape Latina farmworkers' experiences with both supports and demands in the work and family domains. Also, organizational, community, and geographic contexts shape the experiences of Latina farmworkers in fulfilling labor in the public and private spheres. In particular, race and gender, immigration and documentation status, community organizations, and rurality all shape the navigation of the work-family interface for these farmworkers. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOOD PRACTICE AND RESEARCH * Considering the well-being of farmworkers, particularly Latina farmworkers, is vital in agri-food system research and development given the structural violence and experiences with intersectionality many Latina farmworkers likely face. * Large-scale structural changes, including fair wages, safe working conditions, gender equality in household labor, and more, need to be addressed, while also considering the role that incrementalism can play in creating change. * Improved policies related to workplace safety, including at the state and federal level, as well as policies that support fair wages, labor standards in agriculture, paid time off, and affordable, safe, and accessible childcare could all improve the well-being of Latina farmworkers. ?Suggested Facebook and Instagram posts: What factors shape the experiences of Latina farmworkers as they navigate the work-family interface? What roles do structural violence, intersectionality, and community and organizational context play? A new @JAFSCD article looks at the experiences of Latina farmworkers as they labor in the fields of Idaho. Read the article for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.002 ?Suggested tweet: What factors affect #Latina #farmworkers as they navigate work-family interface? What are roles of #structuralviolence, #intersectionality, & community & organizational context? New @JAFSCD article from @BoiseState research in #Idaho. Read for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.002 Photo above: A farmworker harvesting corn in Gilroy, California. (Photo credit: USDA/Bob Nichols, under CC BY license.) The North American Food Systems Network (NAFSN) ? a sister program of JAFSCD ? is a professional association for people working together to strengthen local and regional food systems. 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 now! Leveraging assets and deepening adaptive capacity: Resilience and pandemic pivots in emergency food distribution Peer-reviewed article by Heide K. Bruckner and Sophie Dasaro (both at the University of Colorado Boulder) Full article Community-based food distribution programs have faced an increased reliance on their services due to record-breaking food insecurity since March 2020. At the same time, these emergency food distribution programs have had to deal with the logistical challenges of operating during a pandemic. How are they adapting, and which existing organizational assets have they been able to draw from and/or strengthen? In a new JAFSCD article, " Adaptive capacity in emergency food distribution: Pandemic pivots and possibilities for resilient communities in Colorado," corresponding author Heide Bruckner and co-author Sophie Dasaro present findings from in-depth qualitative research with emergency food distribution programs in Boulder and Denver, Colorado, to analyze how their practical responses to the COVID-19 crisis both demonstrate and reinforce adaptive capacities. KEY FINDINGS The research finds that community-based food distribution programs were most successful in pivoting their operations to meet the demands of COVID-19 circumstances by: * drawing from collective labor and material resources * leveraging the efficiency of flexible and decentralized structures, and * networking across organizations RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOOD PRACTICE AND RESEARCH The authors recommend that food distribution programs deepen their community-based processes of social learning, participant and volunteer engagement, and networking. Investing in these capacities even in non-crisis times can strengthen their abilities to respond to shocks and crises in our food systems. Suggested Facebook and Instagram posts: How can community-based food distribution programs pivot successfully to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises? In-depth case studies from Boulder and Denver, Colorado, suggest some ways: sharing labor and materials; leveraging collective resources; and networking across organizations. Read the entire article for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.004 ?Suggested tweet: See how food pantries & other food distribution orgs managed the challenges of COVID-19 through their community-based processes of social learning, engagement, & #networking. #foodsecurity #foodsystemsresearch Read @JAFSCD article from @CUBoulder for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.004 Photo above: No-cost grocery distribution in Boulder. Photo courtesy of Boulder Food Rescue. 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/ Seed systems and placemaking of Nepali Bhutanese refugee gardeners Peer-reviewed article by Junru Guo, Daniel Tobin, and Teresa Mares (all at the University of Vermont) Full article Disconnection and isolation from their home cultures occur at high rates for people in need of resettlement due to persecution. When a home country is no longer an option for return, resettlement in a third country is meant to provide refugees with permanent homes with safety and dignity. Although research indicates that creating foodways through gardening can provide cultural connections for diasporic communities, few studies have addressed how the necessary inputs, such as seeds, affect refugees? abilities to reconstruct culturally significant foodways. In a new JAFSCD article, " Nepali Bhutanese refugee gardeners and their seed systems: Placemaking and foodways in Vermont ," authors Junru Guo, corresponding author Daniel Tobin, and Teresa Mares explore how access to seeds and seed systems enables Nepali Bhutanese refugee gardeners who participate in the New Farms for New Americans program and other community gardens in Vermont to grow culturally meaningful crops to produce foods reminiscent of their homelands. KEY FINDINGS * Nepali Bhutanese refugees bring their existing farming knowledge, practices, and tastes to their gardens in Vermont. * To adapt to a different climate, refugee gardeners create new seed systems and experiment with crop varieties and techniques. * Nepali Bhutanese refugee gardeners regularly engage in seed-saving practices to grow culturally meaningful crops for home consumption. * Seed practices allow Nepali Bhutanese refugee gardeners to construct a material and symbolic blend of their old and new homes, layering in meaningful aspects of their traditional foodways in the context of Vermont. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOOD PRACTICE AND RESEARCH This study provides crucial starting points for any research or program focused on the agricultural activities of refugees, including: * the importance of informal seed systems as a means to access culturally important resources, * the openness to experiment with new approaches and technologies to import the familiar, * the ways that information and seeds flow through specific social relationships, and * the myriad benefits of accessing meaningful cultivars. Through these considerations, seed?and food?systems can be pursued that facilitate culturally meaningful food security for people who have experienced displacement and have been welcomed to a foreign land. Suggested Facebook post: When refugees settle in a foreign land, how do they create familiarity in an unfamiliar place? In a new JAFSCD article, authors Junru Guo, Daniel Tobin, and Teresa Mares from the University of Vermont explore how access to seeds and seed systems enables Nepali Bhutanese refugee gardeners living in Vermont to grow culturally meaningful crops to produce foods reminiscent of their homelands. Read the full article for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.005 Suggested tweet: How do refugee farmers and gardeners create familiarity in a foreign land? #refugeefarmers #seedsystems #seedsaving @uvmvermont Read the @JAFSCD article for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.005 Photo above: "Saving seeds anyway they can." (Photo by Wayne Surber via Flickr; used via CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license.) Book review: Candan Turkkan's Feeding Istanbul: The Political Economy of Urban Provisioning Review by Jennifer R. Shutek (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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