Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development  

Duncan Hilchey

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Teresa M. Mares

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Monica M. White

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John Ikerd

First paragraph:Some critics of urban agriculture see its growing popularity as a superficial response to public concerns about urban food deserts. However, urban agriculture could evolve instead to become an important part of the U.S. food system, as it ... see more

Larry L. Burmeister, Keiko Tanaka

This research commentary reviews our exploratory study of the incorporation of fair labor practices into the business models of values-based agrifood supply chains (VBSCs) studied in the USDA-sponsored “agriculture-of-the-middle” (AOTM) regional research ... see more

James Worstell, John Green

The concept of ecological resilience fills lacunae in sustainability. Solving the world’s wicked problems is undermined by the fact that defining sustaina­bility itself is a wicked problem. Traditionally, sustainability is defined by a focus on social, ec... see more

Diane Kuehn, Lisa Chase, Thomas Sharkey

Maple production is an important part of local food systems in the Northeastern U.S. and Canada, where producers rely on maple as a source of income and as the basis for longstanding family and community traditions. Like many other sectors of the food sys... see more

Tom Daniels, Lauren Payne-Riley

Preserving large farming landscapes is one of the main goals of farmland preservation programs. Other goals include protecting highly productive soils, maintaining and enhancing the local farming economy, and promoting locally produced fresh food. Farmlan... see more

Angela Hersey, Michelle Adams

This paper examines 12 U.S. farm link programs (FLPs) using a type of program evaluation called contribution analysis (CA) to determine if FLPs are effective in facilitating farmland transfers between retirement-aged farmers without family successors and ... see more

Karyn Stein, Miranda Mirosa, Lynette Carter

Research with Indigenous Peoples has a history associated with colonialism, oppression, and power and control dynamics. In order to work with Indigenous communities within a research context, unique methodologies encompassing Indigenous values, participat... see more

Anne M. Cafer, Hua Qin

Agriculture-led economic development, an impor­tant policy driver in sub-Saharan Africa, requires both agricultural intensification and environ­mentally sustainable resource management. Sus­tain­­able Intensification (SI) provides a mechanism for achievin... see more

Krycia Cowling, Ruth Lindberg, Andrew L. Dannenberg, Roni A. Neff, Keshia M. Pollack

Policies, programs, and projects related to agriculture, food, and nutrition can significantly affect public health. Health impact assessment (HIA) is one tool that can be used to improve awareness of the health effects of decisions outside the health sec... see more

Analena B. Bruce, James R. Farmer, Elizabeth T. Maynard, Julia C. D. Valliant

This study evaluated the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative, or HTI, that the USDA expects to strengthen local and regional food production by increasing the availability of fr... see more

Jake C. Galzki, David J. Mulla, Erin Meier

The theoretical concept of a foodshed is nearly a century old, while the tools used to model them—com­puter software coupled with spatial and statis­tical datasets—are ever-evolving. In a previous study (Galzki, Mulla, & Peters, 2014), foodshed maps have ... see more

Molly De Marco, Leah Chapman, Cordon McGee, Larissa Calancie, Lauren Burnham, Alice Ammerman

Food policy councils (FPCs) are a useful way for interested groups to work together to create mutually beneficial change within the food system. Often formed through grassroots organizing or commissioned by governmental entities, FPCs have been successful... see more

Keith Williams

First paragraphs:My motivation to review Conversations in Food Studies grew from a desire to understand how we can approach complex problems—changing attitudes and beliefs about diet, incor­porating social and environmental values into agricultural produc... see more

Nathan Collins

First paragraph:Vandana Shiva’s Who Really Feeds the World? focuses on the ever more critical issue of food security. Throughout the book, Shiva juxtaposes the current global food system and her feminist agroecological solution to demonstrate the failing ... see more

David V. Fazzino

First paragraph:Andrew Fisher, a co-founder of the Commu­nity Food Security Coalition, masterfully reveals the corporate collusion that dominates much of the anti-hunger movement in the United States, in a no-holds-barred account. In eight chapters he tak... see more

Carrie A. Scrufari

First paragraph:From Farm to Fork is a compilation of various essays organized around three overarching topics: an overview of the food system with all its complications, views from within the food system, and the federal and local policies needed to move... see more

Cassandra Hawkins Wilder

First paragraph:In We Want Land to Live, author Amy Trauger endeavors to draw attention to food sover­eignty, its practices, and its political implications. Written during a time where the discussion of hunger and poverty in a global context is a top prio... see more