Agroecology Resource List: Education and Learning

COVID-19 Food Systems and Policy:
A short national article/blog co-authored by Billy Hall, Policy and Communications Advisor, USAID Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS); James F. Oehmke, Senior Policy Advisor, USAID RFS, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University; and Shawn Wozniak, Agricultural Development Officer, USAID RFS, March 12, 2020.

COVID-19 Guidance for Farms and Markets:
This page includes a list of relevant information and resources to support farmers and local markets as we work together to adapt our operations and business models.

CEFS COVID19 Update:
Updated and large list of resources organized by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) focused for different audiences, Farmers, Consumers, etc.

Local Food in the Time of CoronaVirus:
NCSU cooperative extension agent, Hannah Dankbar, gives us some practical ways to support local food systems during this time.

Urban food systems and COVID-19: The role of cities and local governments in responding to the emergency:
The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting urban food systems worldwide, posing a number of challenges for cities and local governments that are obliged to deal with rapid changes in food availability, accessibility and affordability – which strongly impact the food security and nutrition situation of urban populations.

As Food Supply Chain Breaks Down, Farm-To-Door CSAs Take Off:
NPR article discussing how the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model’s focus on local and fresh is ideally suited for a crisis that has people deeply worried.

Spoiled Milk, Rotten Vegetables and a Very Broken Food System:
This New York Times article discusses how the coronavirus crisis demonstrates what is wrong with how the world feeds itself. We need to rejuvenate local and regional food systems to reduce the vulnerabilities that come with being too reliant on imported and corporate-dominated foods.

21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge:
Hosted by the Food Solutions New England (FSNE), participants commit to deepening their understanding of, and willingness to confront, racism for twenty-one consecutive days. Each day you’ll receive an email “prompt” with a short reading, video or audio file. You are encouraged to take about ten to fifteen minutes each day with the material in the prompt, though we will provide extra resources in case you want to dig further into the day’s topic.

Committee on Racial Equity in the Food System (CORE):
CORE is a long-term commitment to work internally and collaboratively with community and grassroots groups to address root causes of food system inequities and build collective solutions through the lens of structural racism as an entry point. Click here for a list of helpful food justice/racial equity resources compiled by CORE.

WK Kellogg Foundation’s Racial Equity Resource Guide:
Developed by WK Kellogg Foundation in 2010, this large directory of materials were prepared as a shared tool for building a community of connected, informed and engaged practitioners. There is also a nested tool that you can create your own specific Resource Guide tailored to specific goals within racial healing and racial equity field.

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON STRUCTURAL RACISM PRESENT IN THE U.S. FOOD SYSTEM:
The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to provide current research and outreach on structural racism in the U.S. food system for the food system practitioner, researcher, and educator.
Injustice on our plates: Immigrant women in the U.S. food industry:
A report focused on Latina women and their contribution to the U.S. food supply chain
The Food System Should Unite Us, Not Divide Us:
This article discusses race and ethnicity in regard to the purpose of public investment in the food system.
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development: Vol 9 No 3 (2020): Open Call Papers and Early Responses to COVID-19:
The spring 2020 issue includes papers, viewpoints, and book reviews on a wide range of food systems topics, plus early commentaries and Voices from the Grassroots essays on the COVID-19 pandemic and the food system.

Building the Case for Racial Equity in the Food System:
Written by Anthony Giancatarino, Simran Noor, and Center for Social Inclusion. This report shares an analysis of what it means to build a racially equitable food system – from field to farm to fork – and lays out steps toward achieving that goal.