Completed Competitive Grant

Experiential educational engagement with working groups and communities of practice

Project ID: M2009-18

Abstract

Students in an ISU sustainable agriculture class worked with the Leopold Center's Regional Food Systems Working Group on cementing ties with community food groups and enterprises.

Key Question: Can we engage ISU sustainable agriculture graduate students in project-focused work that would support the Regional Food System Working Groups (RFSWGs)?

Findings: The work benefited both groups, and forged improved connections between the teaching and outreach/extension function of ISU. Such revitalization seems especially important given declining Extension resources available for rural community development.

Lead investigator: Betty Wells, ISU Sociology

Year of grant completion: 2011

This competitive grant project was part of the Leopold Center's Marketing Initiative.

Topics: Community-based food systems, Human systems, demographics and beginning farmer programs

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