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Item Teaching Food System Sustainability in Dietetic Programs: Need, Conceptualization, and Practical Approaches(2011-01) Harmon, Alison H.; Lapp, Julia; Blair, Dorothy; Hauck-Lawson, AnnieContemporary globalized food systems add new dimensions to the conceptualization of “healthy” food. The need to address biophysical, social, and environmental aspects of food systems is internationally recognized. In a survey of 265 dietetics programs, 68% of 145 educators were interested in sustainability education techniques yet felt inadequately prepared. We report on survey results and provide strategies for sustainability education (1) conceptually, as sustainable food system action goals; and (2) pedagogically, as didactic approaches to teaching that promote the sustainability goals, examples of teaching methods, and a selected reference list on sustainable food issues linked with the goals.Item Organic agriculture supports biodiversity and sustainable food production(2011-10) Underwood, Teri; Mccullum-Gomez, Christine; Harmon, Alison H.; Roberts, SusanBiodiversity is vital to several important ecosystem services that ensure sustainability of food production. In organic agriculture, land management practices that promote biodiversity and soil quality are emphasized and the goal is to maintain a sustainable agricultural system. Soil quality or soil health is the foundation for all agriculture and natural plant communities and a primary indicator of sustainable land management. Soil quality is affected by farm management and land use decisions. This article presents a review of the literature on the question: How do organic agriculture and conventional agriculture differ in regard to their impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services? All of the 22 articles identified in this review reported a significant increase in at least one variable that indicated enhanced biodiversity and/or ecosystem services on sites farmed using an organic farming system compared to sites farmed using a conventional farming system. This review underlines the importance of biodiversity, particularly soil biodiversity, to sustainable food production and underscores the need for further ecological studies on the links between farm management systems and soil quality.Item Sustainable agriculture undergraduate degree programs: A land-grant university mission(2012-05) Jacobsen, Krista; Niewolny, Kim; Schroeder-Moreno, Michelle; Van Horn, Mark; Harmon, Alison H.; Chen Fanslow, Yolanda; Williams, Mark; Parr, DamianThere has been considerable growth in the number undergraduate degree programs in sustainable agriculture (SA) in universities and colleges across the country in the past 25 years. As a subset of this national trend, land-grant universities (LGUs) are emerging as catalysts in innovative SA program development, in part due to the LGU tripartite mission of education, extension, and research. This mission compels LGUs to develop undergraduate degree offerings to engage student, faculty, and community stakeholders who are increasingly interested in SA. In this article, which is an outcome of a gathering of faculty, staff and students from SA programs at LGUs at a workshop prior to the 4th National Sustainable Agriculture Education Association Conference in August 2011, we discuss the justification for SA programming at LGUs, the emergence of SA major and minor degrees at 11 LGUs to date, the common successes and challenges of current SA programs, strategies for improving existing SA programming, and systematic approaches for expanding SA education impact across institutional lines. We also introduce several additional topic-based articles that resulted from workshop dialogue that appear in this issue of the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, including civic engagement efforts in SA education through community-university partnerships, a critical documentation of the implicit inclusion of values into SA education, and efforts to internationalize SA curriculum.Item Towne's Harvest Garden and Community Supported Agriculture Program, Annual Report 2011(MSU Friends of Local Foods, 2012) Differnderfer, Anna; Holt, Charles; Harmon, Alison H.TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary...6 About Towne’s Harvest...8 Mission, Vision and Values...9 The Value of Towne’s Harvest Garden...10 Partner Analysis...11 2011 Plan of Operations and Organizational Structure...12 2011 Expenditures and Income...13 Towne's Harvest Garden Layout...13 2011 Crop List...14 Production Summary...15 The Harvest...15 Labor...15 Community Supported Agriculture Program...16 Food Bank Partnership...17 Farmers’ Markets...17 Towne’s Harvest Distribution Summary...18 Integration into Academic Programs...19 Community Outreach, Events, and Tours...20 President’s Luncheon...21 Publicity & Project Dissemination...22 Lessons Learned...23 2012 Proposed Plan of Operation...25 2012 Proposed Organizational Structure...26 2012 Predicted Expenditures and Income...27 Towne’s Harvest Garden Income & Expenses 2007-2011...28 Towne’s Harvest Annual Timeline...29 External Funding for Towne’s Harvest Garden...31 Towne’s Harvest On-going Goals & Progress...32 Appendix...34 APPENDIX THG Income 2011 | THG Expense Records 2011 | 2011 Crop Notes | 2011 Harvest Log | CSA 2011 Member Flier | CSA Distribution Log | 2011 CSA Member Survey Results | 2011 Food Bank Donation RecordItem Towne's Harvest Garden and Community Supported Agriculture Program, Annual Report 2010(MSU Friends of Local Foods, 2011) Sarjahani, Andrew; Holt, Charles; Harmon, Alison H.TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary...6 About Towne’s Harvest...8 Mission, Vision and Values...9 The Value of Towne’s Harvest Garden...10 Partner Analysis...11 2010 Plan of Operations and Organizational Structure...12 2010 Expenditures and Income...13 Towne’s Harvest Garden Layout...13 2010 Crop List...14 Production Summary...15 The Harvest...15 Crop Yields...16 Labor...17 Community Supported Agriculture Program...18 CSA Distribution Data...20 CSA Member Feedback...21 Food Bank Partnership...23 Farmers’ Markets...24 Towne’s Harvest Distribution Summary...25 Integration into MSU Coursework...26 Community Outreach, Events, and Tours...27 President’s Luncheon...29 Publicity...30 Lessons Learned...31 2011 Plan of Operation and Organizational Structure... 33 2011 Predicted Expenditures and Income...34 Towne’s Harvest Garden Income & Expenses 2007-2011...35 Annual Timeline...36 External Funding for Towne’s Harvest Garden...37 Towne’s Harvest On-going Goals & Progress...39 Appendix...42 APPENDIX 2010 Budget Expenses | 2010 Budget Income | 2010 Crop, Field and Weather Notes | 2010 Block and Row Crop Plan and Rotation | 2010 Crop Production | 2010 CSA Distribution Data | 2010 CSA Member BrochureItem Towne's Harvest Garden and Community Supported Agriculture Program, Annual Report 2009(MSU Friends of Local Foods, 2010) Robbins, Sam; Fitzgerald, Alison; Harmon, Alison H.TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary...6 About Towne’s Harvest...8 Mission, Vision and Values... 9 The Value of Towne’s Harvest Garden...10 Partner Analysis...11 2009 Plan of Operations and Organizational Structure...12 2009 Expenditures and Income...13 Towne’s Harvest Garden Layout...13 2009 Crop List...14 Production Summary...15 Harvest...15 Crop Yields...16 Labor...17 Community Supported Agriculture Program...18 CSA Distribution Data...19 CSA Member Feedback... 20 Food Bank Partnership... 22 Farmers’ Markets...23 Towne’s Harvest Distribution Summary...24 Integration into MSU Coursework...25 Community Outreach, Events, and Tours...27 President’s Luncheon...28 Publicity...29 Lessons Learned...30 2010 Plan of Operation and Organizational Structure...32 2010 Predicted Expenditures and Income...33 Towne’s Harvest Garden Income & Expenses 2007-2010...34 External Funding for Towne’s Harvest Garden... 37 Towne’s Harvest On-going Goals & Progress...38 Appendix...41 APPENDIX 2009 Budget Expenses Marketing Plan for 2009 Farmers’ Market Operations | Planting Map Farmers’ Market Log | LRES Capstone Experimental Design Farmers’ Market Produce Prices | Planting Schedule Farmers’ Market Income Comparisons | 2009 Crop Notes THG Internship Application | 2009 CSA Member Brochure THG Intern Agreement Form | CSA Distribution Log Intern Hours Record | CSA Weekly Distribution Data ‘Towne’s Weekly’ Newsletter Samples | CSA Value by Crop Culinary Marketing Student Research Posters | CSA Weekly Attendance | Food Bank Distribution Log | Food Bank Weekly Distribution Data and Totals