{"id":6765,"date":"2024-08-07T13:46:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T17:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/?p=6765"},"modified":"2024-08-07T13:49:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T17:49:41","slug":"weaving-sustainable-food-futures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/","title":{"rendered":"Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6765\" class=\"elementor elementor-6765\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf00dfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf00dfa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ce26df\" data-id=\"0ce26df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc38de9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc38de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"s3\">Among the bucolic hills of <a href=\"https:\/\/knollfarm.org\/\">Knoll Farm<\/a> in Waitsfield, Vermont, <\/span><span class=\"s3\">45 <\/span><span class=\"s3\">researchers, organizers, policymakers, and civil society actors<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> gathered <\/span><span class=\"s3\">for a workshop <\/span><span class=\"s3\">in pursuit <\/span><span class=\"s3\">of building<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> a just and sustainable food system<\/span><span class=\"s3\">, work that is more <\/span><span class=\"s3\">critical than ever<\/span><span class=\"s3\">. <\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"s3\">Organized by the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/instituteforagroecology\"><span class=\"s3\"> UVM Institute for <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Agroecology<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s3\">, <a href=\"https:\/\/foodsolutionsne.org\/\">Food Solutions New England<\/a>, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/project\/id\/101007755\/results\"><span class=\"s3\">Agroecological Transitions for Territorial Food Systems <\/span><\/a><span class=\"s3\">(<\/span><span class=\"s3\">ATTER<\/span><span class=\"s3\">)<\/span> <span class=\"s3\">the insightful workshop, <\/span><span class=\"s3\">&#8220;Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies,&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"s3\">was held on July<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> 15 and 16. \u00a0The focus <\/span><span class=\"s3\">centered on governance, power, and equity in regional food systems<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> and<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> leverag<\/span><span class=\"s3\">ed<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> participants&#8217; experiences, case studies, and knowledge to explore transformative concepts such as the Right to Food, Agroecology, Food Sovereignty, and <\/span><span class=\"s3\">a <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Just Transitions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3063796 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3063796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/workshop-combined-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/workshop-combined-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/workshop-combined-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/workshop-combined-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/workshop-combined-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/workshop-combined-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/workshop-combined.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4842052 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4842052\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1087f7\" data-id=\"f1087f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bfb996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bfb996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><em>Workshop participants gathered in front of the historic barn at Knoll Farm. The Knoll Farm Barn was salvaged, taken down, moved piece by piece by oxen and resurrected on its current location in 1923 by the McLaughlin family.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a4b559 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a4b559\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c167b29\" data-id=\"c167b29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b14f48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b14f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"s3\">\u201cRegional approaches to organizing food systems have received a lot of attention <\/span><span class=\"s3\">and<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> we are interested in centering these concepts and their focus on <\/span><span class=\"s3\">holistic approaches to systems change, human rights, equity<\/span><span class=\"s3\">,\u201d says Colin Anderson, associate director of the Institute of Agroecology at University of Vermont.<\/span> <span class=\"s3\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"s3\">In this way, we can address the root problems that are undermining sustainability and justice in the food system and work towards the social and political transformation needed to foster just and sustainable food systems\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"s3\">Specifically, the<\/span> <span class=\"s3\">workshop delved into regional governance<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> across <\/span><span class=\"s3\">all of<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> its discussions<\/span><span class=\"s3\">, emphasizing multi-actor and cross-sector coordination. <\/span><span class=\"s3\">As discussed, this<\/span> <span class=\"s3\">approach leads to new institutional arrangements, visions, policy changes, and markets while fostering democracy, justice, innovation, and strengthening civil society. A particular focus was placed on understanding issues of governance, power, and equity in<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> the<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> region<\/span> <span class=\"s3\">through novel research approaches that can be leveraged by on-the-ground actors to effect change.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"s3\">While New England was the focal region, the workshop included case studies, perspectives, and participants from other geographies. Several case studies from the <a href=\"https:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/project\/id\/101007755\">International ATTER Project<\/a>, which explores efforts to scale up agroecological transitions in European, American, and Brazilian territorial food systems, were discussed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40aa9be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40aa9be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9fc8f7\" data-id=\"e9fc8f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7952a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7952a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-155-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-155-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-155-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-155-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-155-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-155-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-155-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea6d68e\" data-id=\"ea6d68e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265a2aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"265a2aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop_Day2-280-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop_Day2-280-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop_Day2-280-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop_Day2-280-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop_Day2-280-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop_Day2-280-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop_Day2-280-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2888867 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2888867\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d62a9a1\" data-id=\"d62a9a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0323db9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0323db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Left<\/strong>: Fran Miller, senior staff attorney and adjunct faculty member at the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) at Vermont Law School (VLS), speaks with Katie Horner (center), Postdoctoral Associate at the UVM Institute for Agroecology. <strong>Right<\/strong>: Emilie Inoue, Plant Health Section Chief with the Vermont Agency of Agriculture (right), picks organic blueberries at Knoll Farm with Theresa Ong, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-096d78a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"096d78a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f68b7cf\" data-id=\"f68b7cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b35efb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b35efb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"s3\">Over the two days, participants focused on<b> C<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><b>o-learn<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><b>ing, Connecting, and Collaborating<\/b>. They deepened<\/span> <span class=\"s3\">their\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s3\">understanding of transformative approaches to regional food systems<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> with one another; built<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> and strengthen<\/span><span class=\"s3\">ed their\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s3\">relationships <\/span><span class=\"s3\">across the region and the country<\/span><span class=\"s3\">, including dialogue, food, outdoor activities, and field visits<\/span><span class=\"s3\">; and explored <\/span><span class=\"s3\">opportunities for new partnerships, projects, publications, and lines of work.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"s3\">For example, we will be holding an online seminar on regional food systems where Claire Lamine and Karine Nunes will be presenting about work on territorial food systems and agroecology in France and Brazil (sign up <\/span><span class=\"s3\">for our newsletter <\/span><span class=\"s3\">to receive notices about this event and others like it). <\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"s3\">Among the notable outcomes was the design of a new project on food democracy experiments. This initiative brings together five ATTER partners: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inrae.fr\/en\">National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, France (INRAE)<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/\">University of Vermont (UVM)<\/a>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/urgenci.net\/\"><span class=\"s3\">Urgenci<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s3\"> International Network for Community Supported Agriculture, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fian.org\/en\/\">Food First Information and Action Network (FIAN)<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ufrrj.br\/\">Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro<\/a> (UFRRJ),<\/span><span class=\"s3\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s4\">plus <a href=\"https:\/\/foodsolutionsne.org\/\">Food Solutions New England<\/a> (FSNE), thanks to the exchanges held during the workshop.<\/span><span class=\"s3\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s3\">Claire Lamine, the principle investigator of this project explained,<\/span><span class=\"s3\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s5\">\u201cThis project will carry out action research on efforts in Brazil, the USA and France to deepen democracy in food systems by creating new ways for citizens to participate in<\/span><span class=\"s5\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s6\">designing and<\/span><span class=\"s5\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s5\">making decisions on policy and programs that shape their food systems.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9cbd4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9cbd4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc69480\" data-id=\"fc69480\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06661d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06661d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-4-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-4-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-4-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aee5c52\" data-id=\"aee5c52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03e9a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03e9a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-218-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-218-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-218-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-218-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-218-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-218-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop-218-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b76005d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b76005d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f933d0c\" data-id=\"f933d0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e744b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1e744b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Left:<\/strong> Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, policy director for Rural Vermont (left), speaks with Amber Tamm, head florist at the Catamount Farm, and tanam\u00e1 varas,\u00a0<\/em><i>Catamount Farm Manager and FTP Lead Instructor. <b>Right: <\/b>Participants meet in the barn at Knoll Farm for a breakout session. (Left to right:\u00a0Ulum Pixan Athoil Suk&#8217;il,\u00a0Education Director at NOFA\/Mass (Northeast Organic Farming Association); Karen Spiller, Thomas W. Haas Professor in Sustainable Food Systems and Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Social Work Department at University of New Hampshire, Durham; Karine Nunes, PhD candidate\u00a0in sociology at the School of High Studies on Social Sciences in France; Karen Nordstrom,\u00a0Policy Program Co-Director, Food Solutions New England; and Anni Bellows,\u00a0Professor of Food Studies and Graduate Program Director at Syracuse University.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfd8af4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfd8af4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60b9cc4\" data-id=\"60b9cc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f80aa20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f80aa20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"s2\">Organizing Committee and Support<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span class=\"s3\">The workshop was organized by Colin Anderson<\/span><span class=\"s3\">,<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> UVM Institute for Agroecology<\/span><span class=\"s3\">, <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Molly Anderson, Middlebury College<\/span><span class=\"s3\">, <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Karine Nunes, INRAE and <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Monts<\/span> <span class=\"s3\">d&#8217;Ard\u00e8che<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> Regional Natural Park (France)<\/span><span class=\"s3\">, <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Karen Nordstrom, <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Food Solutions New England at the <\/span><span class=\"s3\">University of New Hampshire<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> Sustainability Institute<\/span><span class=\"s3\">, and <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Claire Lamine, INRAE (France)<\/span><span class=\"s3\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"s3\">The event <\/span><span class=\"s3\">received<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> financial support from:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cals\/food-systems-research\"><span class=\"s3\">The UVM Food System Research Center<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/gund\"><span class=\"s3\">The <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Gund<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> Institute for the Environment at UVM<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/foodsystems\/graduate_programs\"><span class=\"s3\">The UVM Food Systems Graduate Program<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/11thhourproject.org\/\"><span class=\"s3\">The 11<\/span><span class=\"s7\">th<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> Hour Project<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cehcf.org\/\"><span class=\"s3\">The <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Clarence E. <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Heller <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Charitable<\/span> <span class=\"s3\">Foundation<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3db0657 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3db0657\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeab7b0\" data-id=\"eeab7b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e46355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e46355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop_Day2-24-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop_Day2-24-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop_Day2-24-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop_Day2-24-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop_Day2-24-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop_Day2-24-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KnollFarmWorkshop_Day2-24-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b658d79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b658d79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb1aec7\" data-id=\"cb1aec7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-298b690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"298b690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><i>Participants gather on Tuesday evening for a final round of reflections before heading home.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among the bucolic hills of Knoll Farm in Waitsfield, Vermont, 45 researchers, organizers, policymakers, and civil society actors gathered for a workshop in pursuit of building a just and sustainable food system, work that is more critical than ever. Organized by the UVM Institute for Agroecology, Food Solutions New England, and Agroecological Transitions for Territorial &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":6766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies - Agroecology at UVM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Among the bucolic hills of Knoll Farm in Waitsfield, Vermont, 45 researchers, organizers, policymakers, and civil society actors gathered for a workshop in pursuit of building a just and sustainable food system, work that is more critical than ever. Organized by the UVM Institute for Agroecologyl, Food Solutions New England, and Agroecological Transitions for Territorial Food Systems (ATTER) the insightful workshop, &quot;Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies,&quot; was held on July 15 and 16. The focuscentered on governance, power, and equity in regional food systems and leveraged participants&#039; experiences, case studies, and knowledge to explore transformative concepts such as the Right to Food, Agroecology, Food Sovereignty, and a Just Transitions.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies - Agroecology at UVM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Among the bucolic hills of Knoll Farm in Waitsfield, Vermont, 45 researchers, organizers, policymakers, and civil society actors gathered for a workshop in pursuit of building a just and sustainable food system, work that is more critical than ever. Organized by the UVM Institute for Agroecologyl, Food Solutions New England, and Agroecological Transitions for Territorial Food Systems (ATTER) the insightful workshop, &quot;Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies,&quot; was held on July 15 and 16. The focuscentered on governance, power, and equity in regional food systems and leveraged participants&#039; experiences, case studies, and knowledge to explore transformative concepts such as the Right to Food, Agroecology, Food Sovereignty, and a Just Transitions.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Agroecology at UVM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-07T17:46:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-07T17:49:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/workshop-combined-1024x768.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Reid\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Reid\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/\",\"name\":\"Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies - Agroecology at UVM\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-07T17:46:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-07T17:49:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/#\/schema\/person\/ca17805a67dc2f70bfb31ec0000df281\"},\"description\":\"Among the bucolic hills of Knoll Farm in Waitsfield, Vermont, 45 researchers, organizers, policymakers, and civil society actors gathered for a workshop in pursuit of building a just and sustainable food system, work that is more critical than ever. Organized by the UVM Institute for Agroecologyl, Food Solutions New England, and Agroecological Transitions for Territorial Food Systems (ATTER) the insightful workshop, \\\"Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies,\\\" was held on July 15 and 16. The focuscentered on governance, power, and equity in regional food systems and leveraged participants' experiences, case studies, and knowledge to explore transformative concepts such as the Right to Food, Agroecology, Food Sovereignty, and a Just Transitions.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/\",\"name\":\"Agroecology at UVM\",\"description\":\"News and Updates from the Institute for Agroecology\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/#\/schema\/person\/ca17805a67dc2f70bfb31ec0000df281\",\"name\":\"Reid\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/062c92fb2ec44d0d230c17f53eedab45?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/062c92fb2ec44d0d230c17f53eedab45?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Reid\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/author\/reid\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies - Agroecology at UVM","description":"Among the bucolic hills of Knoll Farm in Waitsfield, Vermont, 45 researchers, organizers, policymakers, and civil society actors gathered for a workshop in pursuit of building a just and sustainable food system, work that is more critical than ever. Organized by the UVM Institute for Agroecologyl, Food Solutions New England, and Agroecological Transitions for Territorial Food Systems (ATTER) the insightful workshop, \"Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies,\" was held on July 15 and 16. The focuscentered on governance, power, and equity in regional food systems and leveraged participants' experiences, case studies, and knowledge to explore transformative concepts such as the Right to Food, Agroecology, Food Sovereignty, and a Just Transitions.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies - Agroecology at UVM","og_description":"Among the bucolic hills of Knoll Farm in Waitsfield, Vermont, 45 researchers, organizers, policymakers, and civil society actors gathered for a workshop in pursuit of building a just and sustainable food system, work that is more critical than ever. Organized by the UVM Institute for Agroecologyl, Food Solutions New England, and Agroecological Transitions for Territorial Food Systems (ATTER) the insightful workshop, \"Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies,\" was held on July 15 and 16. The focuscentered on governance, power, and equity in regional food systems and leveraged participants' experiences, case studies, and knowledge to explore transformative concepts such as the Right to Food, Agroecology, Food Sovereignty, and a Just Transitions.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/","og_site_name":"Agroecology at UVM","article_published_time":"2024-08-07T17:46:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-08-07T17:49:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":768,"url":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/workshop-combined-1024x768.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Reid","twitter_card":"summary","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Reid","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/","url":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/","name":"Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies - Agroecology at UVM","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-08-07T17:46:11+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-07T17:49:41+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/#\/schema\/person\/ca17805a67dc2f70bfb31ec0000df281"},"description":"Among the bucolic hills of Knoll Farm in Waitsfield, Vermont, 45 researchers, organizers, policymakers, and civil society actors gathered for a workshop in pursuit of building a just and sustainable food system, work that is more critical than ever. Organized by the UVM Institute for Agroecologyl, Food Solutions New England, and Agroecological Transitions for Territorial Food Systems (ATTER) the insightful workshop, \"Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies,\" was held on July 15 and 16. The focuscentered on governance, power, and equity in regional food systems and leveraged participants' experiences, case studies, and knowledge to explore transformative concepts such as the Right to Food, Agroecology, Food Sovereignty, and a Just Transitions.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/weaving-sustainable-food-futures\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Weaving Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Regional Approaches and Strategies"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/","name":"Agroecology at UVM","description":"News and Updates from the Institute for Agroecology","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/#\/schema\/person\/ca17805a67dc2f70bfb31ec0000df281","name":"Reid","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/062c92fb2ec44d0d230c17f53eedab45?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/062c92fb2ec44d0d230c17f53eedab45?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Reid"},"url":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/author\/reid\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/workshop-combined.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6765"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6765"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6780,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6765\/revisions\/6780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}