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PROGRAMS THAT HELP FARMERS COPE WITH COVID-19 AND INTEGRATE THE ROLE OF RACE EQUITY

National Project Team

Community, Local and Regional Food Systems

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Community, Local and Regional Food Systems

An Extension Foundation National Project Team

Dr. Kathleen Liang

Leader, CLRFS

W.K. Kellogg Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Agriculture

Director, Center for Environmental Farming Systems

College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Katie Himes

Media and Outreach, CLRFS

School of Human Environmental Sciences

Dale Bumpers College of Food, Agricultural and Life Sciences

University of Arkansas

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Connections

    • Projects
    • Collaborations
    • Support

Examples

    • Programs
    • Case studies and practice
    • Curricula
    • Evaluation and assessment
    • Articles, reports, news releases

Discussions

    • Issues, challenges and risks
    • Success stories and strategies
    • Solutions and impacts

Community, Local and Regional Food Systems

An Extension Foundation National Project Team

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Community, Local and Regional Food Systems

An Extension Foundation National Project Team

    • foodsystems.extension.org

Website

Listserv/Google group

    • Page: facebook.com/ExtensionsCommunityLocalRegionalFoodSystems
    • Group: facebook.com/groups/188628827945517/

Facebook

    • If you have experience and expertise in community, local and regional food systems and would like to join our Extension Foundation national project team, contact Katie at katiew@uark.edu to be added to the Google group.

Contact us

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Upcoming Events & Programs

 

Iowa State’s Community Food Systems Annual Event – 2.25.2022

It is a daylong conference that lifts up best practices around the nation within all areas of community food systems. Attendees learn, engage, and discuss ways to promote community engagement, collective action, and food systems projects including edible landscapes, food hubs, shared-use kitchens, and more.

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/ffed/cfs-annual-event/

 

University of Florida Food Systems Institute Future of Food Forum – 3.3.2022

This Forum will bring together great thinkers—academics, students, business leaders, farmers, growers, and policymakers—researching and implementing innovative ways to reduce the carbon footprint of food systems.

Participants will gain new ideas and perspectives from some of today’s thought leaders on how to approach the carbon dioxide dilemma.

https://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/foodforum/

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Food Literacy for All – Next event is 2.22.2022

Community-academic partnership course based at the University of Michigan. Structured as an evening lecture series, Food Literacy for All features different guest speakers each week to address challenges and opportunities of diverse food systems.

Events are virtual and videos are available for past events.

https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainablefoodsystems/foodliteracyforall/

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Community, Local and Regional Food Systems

An Extension Foundation National Project Team

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An Extension Foundation National Project Team

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The Nebraska Cottage Food Industry Grows Exponentially due to the Pandemic

  • Cindy Brison, MS, RDN
  • Nebraska Extension

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PROGRAMS THAT HELP FARMERS COPE WITH COVID-19 AND INTEGRATE THE ROLE OF RACE EQUITY

National Project Team

Community, Local and Regional Food Systems

foodsystems.extension.org localfoodsystems@groups.extension.org