A5002976395- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
- Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Economic Zones and Regional Development
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Biotechnology and Related Fields
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Growth and nutrition in plants
University of Kentucky
2013-2024
University of Louisville
2013-2014
Abstract A recent opinion piece rekindled debate as to whether geography's current interdisciplinary make‐up is a historical relic or an actual and potential source of intellectual vitality. Taking the latter position, we argue here for benefits sustained integration physical critical human geography. For reasons both political pragmatic, term this area intermingled research practice geography (CPG). CPG combines attention power relations with deep knowledge biophysical science technology in...
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programmes have recently received attention for their potential to influence food lifestyle behaviours and health outcomes, though studies mostly drawn from small samples (n < 25). Therefore, we designed a survey test whether CSA participation links changes in assess if the magnitude of varies based on respondent characteristics. A detailed was distributed existing shareholders three midsized CSAs near Lexington, Kentucky, produced 151 usable responses....
Community supported agriculture (CSA) has grown in recent years as a marketing and distribution option for farmers. CSA involves 'shareholders' subscribing to regular share of farm's harvest. The experiential structure provides opportunities farmers develop relationships with consumers strengthen their local food systems (LFSs). By bringing consumer perspectives into view, LFS development personnel other stakeholders may better understand where residents place value within unique systems. In...
Community supported agriculture (CSA) programs have recently received attention for their potential to influence food lifestyle behaviors and health outcomes. We build on expand inquiries into the relationship between CSA participation behavior change by presenting results from a controlled pilot study of first-time shareholders. offered 95 shareholders $200 voucher participate in CSA. Prior immediately following participation, these completed survey behaviors. Using econometric analyses, we...
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health social distancing mandates caused unprecedented shifts disruptions for local regional food systems (LRFS). also brought new heightened attention to the structure resiliency of US systems, LRFS appeared be positioned significantly increase scope scale their market reach as a result. Researchers from three universities collaborated with staff U.S. Department Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service recruit leaders sixteen key coalitions...
Wheat is a globally important crop and one of the "big three" US field crops. But unlike other two (maize soybean), in United States its development commercially unattractive, so breeding takes place primarily public universities. Troublingly, incentive structures within these universities may be hindering genetic improvement just as climate change complicating efforts. "Business usual" wheat-breeding infrastructure not sustain productivity increases. To address this concern, we held...
Political ecologists and biomedical anthropologists influenced by science technology studies view genes as socionatural articulation points, or boundary objects, in the reshaping of societies, natures, economies. Many these scholars portray genetic a tool for producing new class commodities. Scientists working biotechnology corporations, they argue, mobilize reductive metaphor that are information code. They do this to stabilize trade ownership. Social scientists note social negotiations...
Local food systems are complex sets of relationships between farmers, residents, market venues, intermediating institutions, social values, and agricultural landscapes. They also, by definition, locally unique. How might advocates local (LFSs) evaluate the complicated expectations, hopes, perceptions those who reside within these systems? In this manuscript, we demonstrate a generalizable survey approach that involves collecting residential perspectives to understand system performance. We...
Abstract Political ecology has emerged as an interdisciplinary space where concepts from the physical and social sciences are utilized to understand nature‐society relationships. In this paper, we explore how political ecologists have used nonequilibrium address concerns over interactions between land management livelihood practices. We begin by demystifying equilibrium been in ecology, demonstrating dialectical relationship these divergent frameworks each impacts understandings of living...
Innovations in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) have intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic, including use of employer voucher programs With many first-time shareholders trying CSA model, evaluating shareholder satisfaction may help improve retention rates We evaluate a dataset new and experienced enrolled pilot program to determine what variables impact their decisions join or recommend find that increased levels engagement season certain motivations for initially joining are...
Identifying successful development priorities for local food systems (LFSs) is a challenge producers, LFS advocates, Extension agents, and policymakers. Consumer perceptions preferences regarding what constitutes an active, healthy, vibrant often differ within between diverse communities. Producers, entities, others would benefit from rapid assessment processes that provide detailed information on consumer preferences potential market opportunities their LFS. In this paper, we introduce...
A local food system vitality index is estimated based on resident consumer performance measures over an array of market channels, community engagement, and promotion effectiveness. An created for individual elements the overall. survey examined Lexington, Kentucky, with additional reference to evaluating recent previous communities these consumers. The resulting allows systems participants economic development interests gain a perspective what are working well but also determine how might...
Resident interest in local food has been growing across all areas of the supply chain United States. To continue this surge interest, system stakeholders should strengthen and need their communities. Without understanding these resident perspectives, however, development may not be effective. assist elucidating perspectives system, we have developed an assessment tool – Local Food Vitality Index. This survey-based approach asks residents to evaluate performance 20 different aspects system....
This article explores four types of legitimacy as potential strategies for grocers and other retailers to more effectively engage local food consumers. A national survey consumers with various preferences is used illustrate what messages are or less important devoted shoppers.
Community supported agriculture (CSA) programs are emerging as popular consumer options for produce acquisition. While many researchers have discussed the impacts of CSA on economies, communities, and environment, others interested in documenting how produce-based shapes health. In this paper, we evaluate whether to what extent incentive programs, funded by diverse employer groups central Kentucky 2015–2018, impact shareholder wellness. To impact, use two distinct types data: compare...
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on food systems. Despite disrupting conventional markets—such as grocery stores—farmers that focused short supply chains found new market opportunities. As consumers increasingly became concerned with the safety of in-person shopping, some turned to purchasing directly from farmers and markets carried products marketed local, organic, and/or sustainable. With these changes in mind, I ask how consumer perceptions local systems (LFSs) changed two...
Social distancing mandates and the subsequent economic disruptions resulting from COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented changes in where, how, what food U.S. consumers purchased acquired 2020. To better understand these changes, a team of researchers—focused on implications for local regional systems—conducted national survey over 5,000 households mid-October to mid-November The was conducted using Qualtrics panel. We set quotas ensure demographically balanced sample, with exception gender...
Restored ecosystems are compelling cultural landscapes. While ecological restoration is commonly posed as the re-creation of historic ecosystem states on damaged landscapes, practices iteratively reshape notions normativity, historicity, and human role in proliferating biodiversity. They do so by transgressing entrenched conceptual boundaries such nature/culture mind/body. In this article, I examine a project Midwestern US to theorize restored instructive focus three which shaped (1)...