Evidence-based strategies to build community food security

McCullum, Christine; Desjardins, Ellen; Kraak, Vivica; Ladipo, Patricia; Costello, Helen E.

doi:10.1016/j.jada.2004.12.015

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“…This is consistent with thinking about food security from a macro (supportive environments), meso (community action) and micro (individual) level (21) . It also shows consistency with McCullum's three stages of food systems redesign for food security by considering initial food systems change (individual), food systems in transition (community) and food systems redesign for sustainability (structural/ environment changes) (22) . Figure 1 provides an overview of these four categories into which policy options are organised and illustrates how policy options move from those taking an upstream approach through to those taking a more downstream approach.…”

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Local evidenced-based policy options to improve food security in South Australia: the use of local knowledge in policy development

Bastian

Coveney

2011

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To examine realist policy options for the South Australian government to improve food security. Design: Semi-structured interviews with twenty-four key South Australian food security stakeholders. Setting: Food security is a global issue that affects both developing and developed countries. Governments are well placed to improve food security but the solutions are not always evident. Subjects: Policy makers, leaders of non-government organisations, private enterprise and front-line food security workers in South Australia. Results: The research produced forty-four potential policy options for the South Australian government to improve food security. Conclusions: Stakeholders offered detailed policy solutions for the local context. This illustrates how gathering local evidence expands understanding on an issue. The process used to generate these policy options is applicable to other public health problems and other contexts.

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Local evidenced-based policy options to improve food security in South Australia: the use of local knowledge in policy development

Bastian

Coveney

2011

Public Health Nutr.

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“…In addition, studies have identified public participation as a crucial component of the food security planning process (Jacobsen, Pruitt-Chapin, & Rugeley, 2009;McCullum, Desjardins, Kraak, Ladipo, & Costello, 2005;Vasquez, Lanza, Hennessey-Lavery, Facente, Halpin, & Minkler, 2007). Urban farming can transform its participants into urban ecological citizens who not only receive agriculture and environmental education, but also acquire the political and social skills necessary for effective citizenship and community building (Travaline & Hunold, 2010).…”

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Community Food Security via Urban Agriculture: Understanding People, Place, Economy, and Accessibility from a Food Justice Perspective

Meenar

Hoover

2012

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“…Increasing support for local food systems has been fueled by a combination of social, environmental, economic, dietary, and food quality concerns (Andreatta and Wickliffe, 2002;Brown, 2003;Payne, 2002). Further, research has noted several benefits of local foods to communities (Martinez, et al, 2010), such as: reduced food safety risks (Peters, Bills, Wilkins, and Fick, 2008), conserving open space through farmland (Ikerd, 2005), positively impacting food security (McCullum, Desjardins, Kraak, Ladipo, and Costello, 2005), and increased revenue and jobs for local economies (Swenson, 2009). …”

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The Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies of Adults Following a Local Food Diet

Byker

Rose²,

Serrano

2010

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Supported in part by a variety of popular books, websites, and other media, the interest in local food is building dramatically, and a growing number of people are increasing their purchases of local food. This paper describes a study that explored the perceived benefits and challenges of following a diet consisting exclusively of local food in southwestern Virginia, as well as the strategies for coping with its limitations. Nineteen individuals participated in a four-week Local Food Diet Challenge, which included eating only foods produced from within 100 miles of the participants' homes. a larger study looking at the nutritional impacts of a local food diet, this study included a pre-diet questionnaire that gathered participants' demographic characteristics, shopping patterns, eating behaviors, and attitudes toward local foods; consumption-reporting forms during the diet period; and a post-diet focus-group discussion for participants to share their experiences in following the local food diet. In this paper we report the major themes that emerged in the focus groups and offer recommendations for locavores and organizations attempting to maximize local food consumption.

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Evidence-based strategies to build community food security

Cited by 67 publications

References 25 publications

Local evidenced-based policy options to improve food security in South Australia: the use of local knowledge in policy development

Local evidenced-based policy options to improve food security in South Australia: the use of local knowledge in policy development

Community Food Security via Urban Agriculture: Understanding People, Place, Economy, and Accessibility from a Food Justice Perspective

The Benefits, Challenges, and Strategies of Adults Following a Local Food Diet

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