A5069735376- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Rural development and sustainability
- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Community Health and Development
- Indigenous and Place-Based Education
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
Lakehead University
2016-2024
Kumasi Technical University
2023
Institute of Development Studies
2023
Wilfrid Laurier University
2014-2016
University of Toronto
2011-2014
York University
2006
Alternative food initiatives (AFIs) aim to challenge the corporate-led, industrial system by attempting develop viable localised solutions. However, critics have highlighted way unreflexive and uncritical actions AFIs resulted in their cooptation reproduction of economic exploitation political oppression. In this paper, I argue that changing current demands a transformative orientation, which turn requires understanding addressing root challenges through interrelated perspectives social...
In the Global North, there has been increasing analysis of ways that alternative food initiatives (AFIs) are developing viable, place-based solutions challenge corporate-led industrial system; however, little study interrelationships among them. an effort to better understand possibilities for system transformation, this paper builds on existing studies investigate collaborations AFIs occurring through provincial networks in Canada. I pay particular attention attempts foster and maintain...
Operating at the interface between ideas and action, graduate education in geography planning has a responsibility to provide students with theoretical practical training. This paper describes service-learning as form of engaged pedagogy, exploring its ability interrogate notions related “professional turn” contributions transformative learning. Using case study graduate-level course University Toronto, we address challenges associated highlight opportunities for students, faculty,...
This article surveys the current state of agroecology in Canada, giving particular attention to agroecological practices, related social movements, and achievements science. In each these realms, we find that emerges as a response various ecological problems associated with prevailing industrial model agricultural production has long been promoted country under settler colonialism. Although prevalence prominence is growing its presence still small support for development limited. We provide...
This article is situated within nascent debates on the role of academics food sovereignty movements. Drawing insights from a collective autoethnography, we report our experiences conducting three research projects in different contexts and at scales. We suggest that principles practices translate into praxis. consists pillars focusing people (humanizing relationships), power (equalizing relations) change (pursuing transformative orientations). discusses these analyzes extent to which were...
The proliferation of food policy councils (FPCs) in the past two decades has been accompanied by increasing academic interest and a growing number research studies. Given rapid growth FPCs, their expanding geographic distribution, on activities, there is need to assess current state knowledge gaps that knowledge, directions for future research. To address this need, we undertook scoping review scholarly literature published FPCs over decades. identified four main themes FPC research—(1)...
Civil society organizations (CSOs) commonly experience food systems governance as imposed by governments from the top down and unduly influenced a small group of private sector actors that hold disproportionate power. This uneven influence significantly impacts activities relationships determine nature orientation systems. In contrast, some CSOs have sought to establish participatory structures are more democratic, accessible, collaborative, rooted in social environmental justice. Our...
Emerging forms of social mobilisation are explored, using food initiatives in Canada as an example. Food networks particularly interesting a case study: they have holistic goals that include both environmental and concerns, the number scope rapidly increased, there has recently been high level public engagement around issues. Networks among alternative (AFIs) investigated survey in-depth interviews. movement exhibit some elements collective identity, but network members diverse goals,...
This paper reflects on a major public engagement process that was established to develop Pan-Canadian food policy based the principles of sovereignty. We present an account People's Food Policy (PFP) as social and political experiment mobilized diversity civil society networks Indigenous people establish transformative spaces processes for (re)claiming control system. argue PFP successful, yet imperfect model people-centred, counter-hegemonic policy-making enacted through movement provided...
Alternative food initiatives have been challenged by critics to address the long-term, structural challenges confronting system in an integrated and comprehensive way. Confronting these requires dynamic, multilevel multisectoral strategies that integrate antipoverty efforts, ecological sustainability, food, wellness community building throughout all aspects of system. Moving beyond margins can begin identifying on successes existing projects. In this pursuit, paper articulates case The Stop...
Food policy councils provide a forum to address food systems issues and platform for coordinated action among multisectoral stakeholders. While diverse in structure, most aim develop democratic inclusive processes evaluate, influence, establish integrated programs healthy, equitable, sustainable systems. The Thunder Bay Area Strategy (TBAFS) is one such example that promotes regional self-reliance, healthy environments, thriving economies through the implementation of research, planning,...
Community-based efforts to transform food systems involve a diverse range of actors and increasingly attempt focus on public engagement in policymaking processes. These initiatives often emphasize opportunities for more participatory forms rooted systems thinking, which recognizes the interconnections between environmental, social, economic injustices. Similarly, scholars are increasingly engaged action projects seeking make productive linkages academic research, policymakers, community...
Radical geographies scholarship has evolved over the past decades in pursuit of transforming spatial, political-economic, social, and ecological engagements within oppressive structures. Similarly, food systems demonstrates increasing interest scalar, sociopolitical, dynamics systems, often with an applied or action-oriented focus. Building on these connected, yet divergent, traditions action, we propose a radical geography praxis that is rooted intersections active resistance to structures...
Developing pragmatic possibilities for advancing food sovereignty to address challenges of justice and sustainability within systems is an essential project human survival. A practical starting point identify existing along with comprehensive strategies that avoid isolated fixes. Community report cards are a tool inform influence city-region system governance by providing connected snapshot these systems, connecting people, places, processes, informing research, decision-making, program...
In the context of intensifying threats to food systems and a growing need for resilience, Alternative Agrifood Networks (AANs) Seafood (ASNs) have emerged as notable bright spots across North America. Collectively, AANs ASNs comprise Food (AFNs) - micro, small, medium-sized enterprises which are important, but often overlooked, actors in systems. However, critical limitation system resilience is that agriculture fisheries remain chronically siloed research, legislation, regulation, advocacy....
Democracy, including processes that govern food systems, are under threat of erosion. Contextualizing and articulating governance challenges is an essential first step. However, it valuable to look practices provide more meaningful ways engaging non-state actors in government processes. In this commentary, we at the establishment activities Canadian Food Policy Advisory Council (the Council) which has been “learning-by-doing” participatory governance. The offers insights into both strengths...