scholarly journals Understanding Food Policy Councils: Lessons for Extension Partners

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (Summer 2021) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Feenstra ◽  
Clare Gupta ◽  
David Campbell ◽  
Jennifer Sowerwine ◽  
Kate Munden-Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Food Policy ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
Food Policy Councils ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Regional Food Systems ◽  
Extension Professionals ◽  
And Function

This paper presents findings from a survey of 34 food policy councils (FPCs) in California. The survey addressed organizational structure and functions, policy priorities and achievements, and the use of research or other information. We find that most FPCs have formed in recent years, operate with small budgets and limited or no staff, and function primarily to foster network relationships. FPCs rely on community-based knowledge more than academic research, suggesting an opportunity for Extension professionals to lend expertise. We conclude by identifying specific ways Extension professionals can support FPCs as they seek to enhance local and regional food systems.

scholarly journals Logistics Best Practices for Regional Food Systems: A Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuj Mittal ◽  
Caroline Krejci ◽  
Teri Craven
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
Regional Food Systems

scholarly journals Associations between Food Policy Councils and Policies That Support Healthy Food Access: A National Survey of Community Policy Supports

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 683
Author(s):  
Samantha J. Lange ◽  
Larissa Calancie ◽  
Stephen J. Onufrak ◽  
Katherine T. Reddy ◽  
Anne Palmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Food Access ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food Policy ◽  
Healthy Food ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Food Policy Councils ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Healthy Food Access

Food policy councils (FPCs) are one form of community coalition that aims to address challenges to local food systems and enhance availability, accessibility, and affordability of healthy foods for local residents. We used data from the 2014 National Survey of Community-Based Policy and Environmental Supports for Healthy Eating and Active Living, a nationally representative survey of US municipalities (n = 2029), to examine the prevalence of FPCs and cross-sectional associations between FPCs and four types of supports for healthy food access (approaches to help food stores, practices to support farmers markets, transportation-related supports, and community planning documents). Overall, 7.7% of municipalities reported having a local or regional FPC. FPCs were more commonly reported among larger municipalities with ≥50,000 people (29.2%, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 21.6, 36.8) and western region municipalities (13.2%, 95% CI: 9.6, 16.8). After multivariable adjustment, municipalities with FPCs had significantly higher odds of having all four types of supports, compared to those without FPCs (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) range: 2.4–3.4). Among municipalities with FPCs (n = 156), 41% reported having a local government employee or elected official as a member, and 46% had a designated health or public health representative. Although FPCs were uncommon, municipalities that reported having a local or regional FPC were more likely to report having supports for healthy food access for their residents.

scholarly journals Bridging Gaps: A Framework for Developing Regional Food Systems

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daryl Nelligan ◽  
Nairne Cameron ◽  
Brandon Mackinnon ◽  
Carter Vance
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
Regional Food Systems

Natural Resource Management and Crop Production Strategies to Improve Regional Food Systems in Tanzania

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Graef ◽  
I. Schneider ◽  
A. Fasse ◽  
J.U. Germer ◽  
E. Gevorgyan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
Production Strategies ◽  
Regional Food Systems

“Workarounds and Roadblocks”: Risk and Resistance among Food Movement Activists

2020 ◽  
pp. 232949652096562
Author(s):  
Andrew Raridon ◽  
Tamara L. Mix ◽  
Rachel L. Einwohner
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Southern Plains ◽  
Alternative Food Systems ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
The Social ◽  
Regional Food Systems ◽  
Food Movement

This article examines how activists involved in the food movement use different tactics intended to challenge and subvert the agrifood structures they encounter. We use data from interviews and participant observations with 57 food movement activists operating in less robust alternative food systems throughout the Southern Plains states of Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Our respondents describe how they interpret their regional food systems as deliberately restrictive to the food movement and explain some of the tactical choices they make to maneuver around various constraints they claim hinder their food movement activism. In actively resisting the agricultural status quo, we find that some activists knowingly engage in forms of high-risk activism. We then examine the different framing devices food movement activists use to explain the risks generated by their tactical workarounds. Our findings contribute to the social movements and food system literature by showing how activists interpret and justify the risks generated by their resistance and by emphasizing the contextual nature of tactical choices and risk in social movement activism.

Wholesale produce auctions and regional food systems: The case of Seneca produce auction

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (03) ◽  
pp. 259-267
Author(s):  
Judson Reid ◽  
Derek Simmonds ◽  
Elizabeth Newbold
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
New York State ◽  
Extension Education ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
Auction Houses ◽  
Federal Food ◽  
Local Aggregation ◽  
Regional Food Systems

AbstractProduce auctions are local aggregation points that facilitate access for small-scale fruit, flower and vegetable farmers to wholesale buyers from a broader geography. Buyers purchase lots from multiple farmers to fulfill wholesale demand and then retail the product to the consumers. Sales are held multiple times per week to create a consistent supply for buyers and a regular market for the farmers. With over 70 produce auctions located in eastern North America, this is a growing trend of intermediated markets. Currently, there are six active produce auctions in New York State, with two more in planning stages. Produce auctions have a positive economic impact on the communities in which they are located, as well as on those who sell and/or buy at the auction. Community values inherent to these populations contribute to the success of produce auctions as an intermediated market. As the auction market channel continues to grow, buyer and consumer education on the benefits of local auctions is important. As these auctions are based in horse-and-buggy communities, extension education needs to be tailored to Amish and Mennonite populations. Auction houses, as well as farmers, will need to stay current with federal food safety regulations and market-based requirements to remain competitive.

Tinkering with the black box. Building better measures for the complexity of regional food systems

Appetite ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 543-544
Author(s):  
Jerry Shannon ◽  
Valentine Cadieux ◽  
Natalie Ross ◽  
Jake Overgaard
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
Regional Food Systems
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