Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development  

Duncan Hilchey

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Duncan Hilchey

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Monica M. White

First paragraph:Tee is a mother of four, born and raised in Detroit. She became an urban gardener one day in 2009 when she decided to take her lawnmower to a nearby abandoned, vacant lot filled with chest-high weeds and turn it into a commu­nity garden. O... see more

Monica M. White

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John Ikerd

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John Ikerd

First paragraph:At recent local food conference in Toronto, Canada, I opened my presentation by com­menting on the impressively large numbers of women, young people, and racial and ethnic minorities in the audience. I suggested that the stereotypical old,... see more

Megan Betz, Jacob Mills, James Farmer

Community orchards are a type of urban agricul­ture project bringing fruit- and nut-bearing trees and shrubs to neighborhoods across the U.S. While urban agriculture is receiving substantial attention in food studies literature, community orchards are sti... see more

Megan Betz, Jacob Mills, James Farmer

Community orchards are a type of urban agricul­ture project bringing fruit- and nut-bearing trees and shrubs to neighborhoods across the U.S. While urban agriculture is receiving substantial attention in food studies literature, community orchards are sti... see more

Sharla Stolhandske, Terri L. Evans

In this study, we explore the emergence and early development of small-scale commercial urban farming in metropolitan Vancouver, British Columbia. Commercial urban farming represents a grassroots entrepreneurial activity, spearheaded by individuals and gr... see more

Sharla Stolhandske, Terri L. Evans

In this study, we explore the emergence and early development of small-scale commercial urban farming in metropolitan Vancouver, British Columbia. Commercial urban farming represents a grassroots entrepreneurial activity, spearheaded by individuals and gr... see more

Christian Hunold, Yetunde Sorunmu, Rachel Lindy, Sabrina Spatari, Patrick L. Gurian

Existing research on the economic sustainability of urban agriculture in the United States tends to emphasize a multifaceted conception of urban agriculture’s return on investment as a combination of revenue and less quantifiable positive external­ities. ... see more

Christian Hunold, Yetunde Sorunmu, Rachel Lindy, Sabrina Spatari, Patrick L. Gurian

Existing research on the economic sustainability of urban agriculture in the United States tends to emphasize a multifaceted conception of urban agriculture’s return on investment as a combination of revenue and less quantifiable positive external­ities. ... see more

Sarah Franzen

Access to agricultural education is critical for farmers to maintain sustainable and profitable agricultural enterprises. Yet African American farmers have historically faced obstacles in gaining equal access to educational resources, due in part to the c... see more

Sarah Franzen

Access to agricultural education is critical for farmers to maintain sustainable and profitable agricultural enterprises. Yet African American farmers have historically faced obstacles in gaining equal access to educational resources, due in part to the c... see more

Arlene E. Enderton, Corry M. Bregendahl, Alice S. Topaloff

In this case study, we describe how a multistake­holder collaboration in Northeast Iowa is using a type of systems leadership that we call “shep­herding” in order to engage a six-county regional community in creating food systems change. Shepherding is an... see more

Arlene E. Enderton, Corry M. Bregendahl, Alice S. Topaloff

In this case study, we describe how a multistake­holder collaboration in Northeast Iowa is using a type of systems leadership that we call “shep­herding” in order to engage a six-county regional community in creating food systems change. Shepherding is an... see more

Lesli Hoey, Kathryn Colasanti, Rich Pirog, Lilly Fink Shapiro

As Collective Impact (CI) gains popularity across food systems change efforts, few scholars and practitioners have evaluated whether this collabora­tive social-change framework is well suited to food systems work. We begin to answer this question based on... see more

Lesli Hoey, Kathryn Colasanti, Rich Pirog, Lilly Fink Shapiro

As Collective Impact (CI) gains popularity across food systems change efforts, few scholars and practitioners have evaluated whether this collabora­tive social-change framework is well suited to food systems work. We begin to answer this question based on... see more

David Conner, Florence Becot, Diane Imrie

In this paper we report the results of a field test of an economic impact toolkit recently commissioned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The toolkit was created as a guide for food systems organizations to frame issues and collect and analyze... see more

David Conner, Florence Becot, Diane Imrie

In this paper we report the results of a field test of an economic impact toolkit recently commissioned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The toolkit was created as a guide for food systems organizations to frame issues and collect and analyze... see more

Charles Owach, Godfrey Bahiigwa, Gabriel Elepu

Food storage at the national or global level is important due to its multifunctional roles of enhancing food access, nutrition, and income security at the national, community and household levels. This study assesses the importance of food storage structu... see more

Charles Owach, Godfrey Bahiigwa, Gabriel Elepu

Food storage at the national or global level is important due to its multifunctional roles of enhancing food access, nutrition, and income security at the national, community and household levels. This study assesses the importance of food storage structu... see more

Kristen Lowitt

In a time of intensifying concerns about food security and climate change, this edited collec­tion by Beckford and Rhiney explores how global economic and environmental change are impacting the food systems of Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SID... see more

Kristen Lowitt

In a time of intensifying concerns about food security and climate change, this edited collec­tion by Beckford and Rhiney explores how global economic and environmental change are impacting the food systems of Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SID... see more

Gregory Zimmerman

First paragraph:The title of the journal you are reading is Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Develop­ment. That title suggests that there is a strong tie between food systems and community devel­opment. In general discussions around foo... see more

Gregory Zimmerman

First paragraph:The title of the journal you are reading is Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Develop­ment. That title suggests that there is a strong tie between food systems and community devel­opment. In general discussions around foo... see more

Heather Johnson

First paragraphs:Natural resource specialist Lisa Chase and vegetable and berry specialist Vern Grubinger, both with University of Vermont Extension, offer an approachable introduction to food systems in Food, Farms, and Community: Exploring Food Systems.... see more

Heather Johnson

First paragraphs:Natural resource specialist Lisa Chase and vegetable and berry specialist Vern Grubinger, both with University of Vermont Extension, offer an approachable introduction to food systems in Food, Farms, and Community: Exploring Food Systems.... see more

Sarah J. Martin

First paragraph:As I was reading Brad Weiss’s book Real Pigs: Shifting Values in the Field of Local Pork, Hurricane Matthew was wreaking havoc on the U.S. East coast, and North Carolina’s industrial pig farm lagoons of waste were overflowing (New York Tim... see more

Sarah J. Martin

First paragraph:As I was reading Brad Weiss’s book Real Pigs: Shifting Values in the Field of Local Pork, Hurricane Matthew was wreaking havoc on the U.S. East coast, and North Carolina’s industrial pig farm lagoons of waste were overflowing (New York Tim... see more