Farming Chicago: Prospects for Higher Education Support of Sustainable Urban Food Systems in the U.S. Heartland

Autor/inn/en	Rosing, Howard; Block, Daniel R.
Titel	Farming Chicago: Prospects for Higher Education Support of Sustainable Urban Food Systems in the U.S. Heartland
Quelle	In: Metropolitan Universities, 28 (2017) 1, S.27-46 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1047-8485
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Sustainable Development; Food Service; Farm Management; Gardening; Agricultural Education; Agricultural Production; Agricultural Skills; Municipalities; Partnerships in Education; School Community Programs; Role of Education; Urban Planning; Policy Formation; Agribusiness; Illinois (Chicago) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Gartenarbeit; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Production; Produktion; Agrarproduktion; Landwirtschaftliche Produktion; Magistrat; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Bildungsauftrag; Stadtplanung; Politische Betätigung; Agrarindustrie
Abstract	The article highlights recent food policies in Chicago with the goal of exploring how higher education institutions can contribute to development of sustainable food resources for residents of North American cities. Thousands of Chicago residents face daily challenges accessing fresh food due to income constraints and/or lack of proximity to food retailers. Concomitantly, the city's high dependency on imported food, often from thousands of miles away, is countered by growing interest in local production in community gardens and urban farms. The article outlines efforts at redeveloping Chicago into a thriving producer of fresh food through advocacy, policy making, and planning; and curriculum and community engagement efforts at Chicago area universities and colleges that exemplifies higher education's role in creating a just and ecologically sustainable urban food system. The examples illustrate the importance of multi-institutional collaboration, often driven by community-based advocacy groups that facilitate local food research, technical assistance, and policy initiatives with support from universities and colleges. The article therefore highlights the supportive role urban higher education institutions can play in building food systems that support the local food economy, contribute to improving the natural environment, and expand access to nutritious fresh food for those with the least wherewithal. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01