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Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning, Feb 19, 2019
This paper addresses the growing collaborations among students, faculty and community-practitione... more This paper addresses the growing collaborations among students, faculty and community-practitioners attempting to build healthy, equitable and sustainable food systems within post-secondary institutions and the ensuing implications for food movements. Specifically, we investigate the role of Community Service-Learning (CSL) in fostering food systems change through a case study of Planning for Change: Community Development in Action, a graduate CSL course at the University of Toronto and a partnership with Meal Exchange, a national non-profit organization, to develop the Good Food Challenge on college and university campuses across Canada. Using CSL to support social movements is not uncommon; however, there has been little application of these pedagogical approaches within the field of food systems studies, especially in the area of campus food movements that engage diverse groups in mutually beneficial and transformative projects. Our description of the case study is organized into three categories that focus on key sites of theory, practice and reflection: classroom spaces, community spaces and spaces of engagement. Through reflection on these spaces, we demonstrate the potential of CSL to contribute to a more robust sustainable food movement through vibrant academic and community partnerships. Together, these spaces demonstrate how campus-based collaborations can be strategic levers in shifting towards more healthy, sustainable and equitable food systems. KeyWords community service-learning; critical praxis; food systems; spaces of engagement; social movements The corporate, industrial food system has come under immense scrutiny because of the social, economic and ecological problems it contributes to across the globe (Weis, 2007; Akram-Lodhi, 2013). Now, more than ever, responses are needed that can address pressing concerns and determine new and creative ways to develop collaborative solutions that reach across sectors, scales and places. While there is significant scholarly discussion on social movements aimed at transforming the dominant food system (Wittman, Desmarais, & Wiebe, 2010; Goodman, DuPuis, & Goodman, 2012; Levkoe, 2014), it is vital to continue documenting and critically assessing existing and innovative approaches to critical analysis and action. An underreported yet influential area of activity is the collaborations among students, faculty, and communitypractitioners building healthy, equitable, and sustainable food systems within post-secondary
Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning
This paper addresses the growing collaborations among students, faculty and community-practitione... more This paper addresses the growing collaborations among students, faculty and community-practitioners attempting to build healthy, equitable and sustainable food systems within post-secondary institutions and the ensuing implications for food movements. Specifically, we investigate the role of Community Service-Learning (CSL) in fostering food systems change through a case study of Planning for Change: Community Development in Action, a graduate CSL course at the University of Toronto and a partnership with Meal Exchange, a national non-profit organization, to develop the Good Food Challenge on college and university campuses across Canada. Using CSL to support social movements is not uncommon; however, there has been little application of these pedagogical approaches within the field of food systems studies, especially in the area of campus food movements that engage diverse groups in mutually beneficial and transformative projects. Our description of the case study is organized into...
Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning, Feb 19, 2019
This paper addresses the growing collaborations among students, faculty and community-practitione... more This paper addresses the growing collaborations among students, faculty and community-practitioners attempting to build healthy, equitable and sustainable food systems within post-secondary institutions and the ensuing implications for food movements. Specifically, we investigate the role of Community Service-Learning (CSL) in fostering food systems change through a case study of Planning for Change: Community Development in Action, a graduate CSL course at the University of Toronto and a partnership with Meal Exchange, a national non-profit organization, to develop the Good Food Challenge on college and university campuses across Canada. Using CSL to support social movements is not uncommon; however, there has been little application of these pedagogical approaches within the field of food systems studies, especially in the area of campus food movements that engage diverse groups in mutually beneficial and transformative projects. Our description of the case study is organized into three categories that focus on key sites of theory, practice and reflection: classroom spaces, community spaces and spaces of engagement. Through reflection on these spaces, we demonstrate the potential of CSL to contribute to a more robust sustainable food movement through vibrant academic and community partnerships. Together, these spaces demonstrate how campus-based collaborations can be strategic levers in shifting towards more healthy, sustainable and equitable food systems. KeyWords community service-learning; critical praxis; food systems; spaces of engagement; social movements The corporate, industrial food system has come under immense scrutiny because of the social, economic and ecological problems it contributes to across the globe (Weis, 2007; Akram-Lodhi, 2013). Now, more than ever, responses are needed that can address pressing concerns and determine new and creative ways to develop collaborative solutions that reach across sectors, scales and places. While there is significant scholarly discussion on social movements aimed at transforming the dominant food system (Wittman, Desmarais, & Wiebe, 2010; Goodman, DuPuis, & Goodman, 2012; Levkoe, 2014), it is vital to continue documenting and critically assessing existing and innovative approaches to critical analysis and action. An underreported yet influential area of activity is the collaborations among students, faculty, and communitypractitioners building healthy, equitable, and sustainable food systems within post-secondary
Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning
This paper addresses the growing collaborations among students, faculty and community-practitione... more This paper addresses the growing collaborations among students, faculty and community-practitioners attempting to build healthy, equitable and sustainable food systems within post-secondary institutions and the ensuing implications for food movements. Specifically, we investigate the role of Community Service-Learning (CSL) in fostering food systems change through a case study of Planning for Change: Community Development in Action, a graduate CSL course at the University of Toronto and a partnership with Meal Exchange, a national non-profit organization, to develop the Good Food Challenge on college and university campuses across Canada. Using CSL to support social movements is not uncommon; however, there has been little application of these pedagogical approaches within the field of food systems studies, especially in the area of campus food movements that engage diverse groups in mutually beneficial and transformative projects. Our description of the case study is organized into...