"Manuel will learn about food from around the world as his classmates share their families' food traditions. In this charming story, readers will discover how food is alike and different across cultures"--

Farmville Area Community Emergency Services (FACES) food pantry is a non-profit organization providing emergency and supplementary food to qualified residents of Prince Edward County and parts of Cumberland, Buckingham, Nottoway, Luneburg, and Charlotte Counties. Currently, FACES distributes bags of food to an average of 960 households representing 1,358 individuals on a weekly basis. FACES is also in the process of becoming a regional distribution...

In a world of ever rising energy costs it is becoming increasingly prudent that we begin to assess the role that energy plays in our food system. Transparency in our production systems, paired with additional research, will help us to map energy use and better understand the true cost of our current means of subsistence. Reliability will inherently increase with an increase in energy data. The Diet Dashboard attempts to increase visibility and accountability...

The global food system confuses, scares, or keeps consumers uninformed about the food they are bound to eat. The goals of sustainable farming are to develop a community, grow its food source, and increase the local and regional economy. In this report, sustainable food system organizations (SFSOs) are reviewed to see how they influence policy, report the facts, educate consumers, and produce food in a local and sustainable manner. Strengths, weaknesses,...

The development of this project stems from a seemingly insignificant consideration, or in some cases, outright absence, of cultures influence within the broad conversation about efforts to shape food systems. Sustainable food systems are affected by psychology, sociology, and ethnography thus making this factor critical. Food systems are impacted, in both historical and modern terms, and from bio-cultural and cross-cultural perspectives these socio-cultural...

Poverty is more than the lack of money. To begin to understand poverty is to examine and become aware of the myriad factors and circumstances limiting an individual or family from having access to resources such as food, clothing, and shelter. In addition to the financial resources necessary to rise out of poverty, individuals must also have the necessary emotional resources that allow them to avoid self-destructive behavior during times of hardship....

This capstone is a brief study of how four successful but different food hub models began. It also considers basic data regarding food hubs, vulnerabilities of a transportation-based food system, and economic, ecological, and ethical barriers to their creation and success of food hubs. It continues with a brief analysis of Iowa and Linn Co. Iowa's current food systems. Finally, this analysis concludes with a recommendation of how Linn Co. can strategically...

Into the Woods is an experimental culinary project and research study that interweaves archetypal storytelling with culinary expression to illuminate the connections between memory, identity and community engagement. Participants in experimental groups were led on a three week journey that engaged multiple senses while encouraging reflection, insight and stronger community cohesiveness. Qualitative inquiry and methodology was applied throughout the...

Becoming food literate and feeling comfortable with eating healthy foods are big steps toward reaching the goal of food security. A school farm program at Faith Baptist Christian Academy (FBCA) is the first step in connecting students with food and to support education in health, nutrition, agriculture, and local economy. Use of traditional, pallet and Hugelkulture raised beds, and ground rows and plots have created an outdoor education center that...