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Going Local for a Change: Towards a Community Food Security Approach to Farm-to-University Development at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec - Couverture souple

Bennell, Sean

 
9783639129854: Going Local for a Change: Towards a Community Food Security Approach to Farm-to-University Development at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3639129857 ISBN 13 : 9783639129854
Editeur : VDM Verlag, 2009

Synopsis

In rural and urban communities across North America, signs that our modern food system is failing our farmers, our environment, our health and our poor are growing painfully apparent. Now that we find ourselves at the brink, an appetite for change has started to develop. Farm-to-university programs are among a new crop of food system alternatives designed to change food and agriculture from the ground-up. Regarded as the planned efforts to connect universities with local farms, farm-to-university is intended to benefit farmers with fair and stable markets while making local sustainable food more accessible to members of university communities. As an initial assessment of the possibilities for farm-to-university at Concordia University, this community food planning study was an attempt to identify stakeholder interests as well as potential barriers and opportunities to development. Using a community food security framework focused on partnership, program and policy development, this work sought to connect with relevant and diverse stakeholders from both inside and outside the University.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In rural and urban communities across North America, signs that our modern food system is failing our farmers, our environment, our health and our poor are growing painfully apparent. Now that we find ourselves at the brink, an appetite for change has started to develop. Farm-to-university programs are among a new crop of food system alternatives designed to change food and agriculture from the ground-up. Regarded as the planned efforts to connect universities with local farms, farm-to-university is intended to benefit farmers with fair and stable markets while making local sustainable food more accessible to members of university communities. As an initial assessment of the possibilities for farm-to-university at Concordia University, this community food planning study was an attempt to identify stakeholder interests as well as potential barriers and opportunities to development. Using a community food security framework focused on partnership, program and policy development, this work sought to connect with relevant and diverse stakeholders from both inside and outside the University.

Biographie de l'auteur

Sean Bennell is a geographer and food studies researcher based in Toronto, Canada. He has a BA in Geography from Ryerson University and an MA in Public Policy and Geography from Concordia University. His research concentrates on local food systems, food system planning, food policy, and GIS applications for food system sustainability.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639129857
ISBN 13 
9783639129854
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
144
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