A collaborative approach to COVID-19 response
The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) has spent the past two decades developing local food systems to support communities and increase resilience. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how existing structural inequities, primarily along racial lines, are exacerbated. It has also shown the va...
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| author | Shorlette Ammons Sarah Blacklin Dara Bloom Shironda Brown Marcello Cappellazzi Nancy Creamer Angel Cruz Janie Hynson Gini Knight Laura Lauffer Kathleen Liang Lee Menius Abbey Piner Arneisha Smallwood Robyn Stout Caroline Stover Tessa Thraves Bevelyn Ukah |
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| description | The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) has spent the past two decades developing local food systems to support communities and increase resilience. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how existing structural inequities, primarily along racial lines, are exacerbated. It has also shown the value of community-based food systems work that helps communities network, sharing valuable resources and funding to respond to the ongoing crisis. In this article, we document how CEFS’ community-based food systems initiatives are responding to the pandemic. Some of CEFS programs are community-based, working with food policy councils, offering racial equity trainings, networking schools and early care and education sites, and supporting youth convenings and internships. Others are focused on production and supply chains for meat, seafood, and produce in order to develop stronger local food systems. Throughout the work of all of CEFS’ community-based food systems initiatives in response to the pandemic, we have learned that our past efforts have increased local food systems resilience. We also note the importance of flexible funders who allowed grant dollars to be reallocated to community partners to address urgent needs. We have found that online programming has increased participation and access to resources. Finally, we have been inspired by the creativity, flexibility, and adaptability of our community partners, and we are energized to continue to support them while also offering the resources we have developed to a broader audience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4822f58e309a4099bed80fc19a4202122023-08-02T01:26:49ZengLyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food SystemsJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development2152-08012021-03-0110210.5304/jafscd.2021.102.004A collaborative approach to COVID-19 responseShorlette Ammons0Sarah Blacklin1Dara Bloom2Shironda Brown3Marcello Cappellazzi4Nancy Creamer5Angel Cruz6Janie Hynson7Gini Knight8Laura Lauffer9Kathleen Liang10Lee Menius11Abbey Piner12Arneisha Smallwood13Robyn Stout14Caroline Stover15Tessa Thraves16Bevelyn Ukah17Center For Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming SystemsThe Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) has spent the past two decades developing local food systems to support communities and increase resilience. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how existing structural inequities, primarily along racial lines, are exacerbated. It has also shown the value of community-based food systems work that helps communities network, sharing valuable resources and funding to respond to the ongoing crisis. In this article, we document how CEFS’ community-based food systems initiatives are responding to the pandemic. Some of CEFS programs are community-based, working with food policy councils, offering racial equity trainings, networking schools and early care and education sites, and supporting youth convenings and internships. Others are focused on production and supply chains for meat, seafood, and produce in order to develop stronger local food systems. Throughout the work of all of CEFS’ community-based food systems initiatives in response to the pandemic, we have learned that our past efforts have increased local food systems resilience. We also note the importance of flexible funders who allowed grant dollars to be reallocated to community partners to address urgent needs. We have found that online programming has increased participation and access to resources. Finally, we have been inspired by the creativity, flexibility, and adaptability of our community partners, and we are energized to continue to support them while also offering the resources we have developed to a broader audience.https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/940CommunityFood SystemNetworkingFundingRacial EquityCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Shorlette Ammons Sarah Blacklin Dara Bloom Shironda Brown Marcello Cappellazzi Nancy Creamer Angel Cruz Janie Hynson Gini Knight Laura Lauffer Kathleen Liang Lee Menius Abbey Piner Arneisha Smallwood Robyn Stout Caroline Stover Tessa Thraves Bevelyn Ukah A collaborative approach to COVID-19 response Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development Community Food System Networking Funding Racial Equity COVID-19 |
| title | A collaborative approach to COVID-19 response |
| title_full | A collaborative approach to COVID-19 response |
| title_fullStr | A collaborative approach to COVID-19 response |
| title_full_unstemmed | A collaborative approach to COVID-19 response |
| title_short | A collaborative approach to COVID-19 response |
| title_sort | collaborative approach to covid 19 response |
| topic | Community Food System Networking Funding Racial Equity COVID-19 |
| url | https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/940 |
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