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  • Cover of volume 8, issue 4 (winter-spring 2019)

    The Power of Food Justice
    Vol. 8 No. 4 (2019)

    The winter–spring 2019 issue includes open-call papers on a wide range of food systems topics, several of which focus on food justice.

    On our cover: Rafael Aponte is the owner and operator of Rocky Acres Community Farm in the town of Freeville, just northeast of Ithaca, New York. In this photo from fall 2017, Aponte gives a tour of his 10-acre operation, explaining the cultural significance of raising goats for Black and other communities of color in central Upstate New York. See the article Building Emancipatory Food Power: Freedom Farms, Rocky Acres and the Struggle for Food Justice, by Bobby J. Smith II, in this issue. Photo credit: Bobby J. Smith II; used with permission.

  • Cover of special issue on Economics of Local Food Systems: Utilization of USDA AMS Toolkit Principles

    Economics of Local Food Systems: Utilization of USDA AMS Toolkit Principles
    Vol. 8 No. C (2019)

    This supplemental issue (volume 8, supplement 3), "Economics of Local Food Systems: Utilization of USDA AMS Toolkit Principles," includes case studies, reflective essays, and other articles about measuring the impact of local food systems through the use of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Services' Local Food Systems Toolkit. The issue is sponsored by Food Systems at Colorado State University and USDA AMS. Guest editors are Dawn Thilmany McFadden and Becca B. R. Jablonski, both at Colorado State University.

  • Cover of JAFSCD with child eating local cantaloupe

    Open Call Papers
    Vol. 8 No. 3 (2018)

    The fall 2018 issue of JAFSCD includes open-call papers on a wide range of food systems topics, including on farm-to-childcare programs.

    On our cover: Zaria enjoys a morning snack of local cantaloupe at the Cary Towne KinderCare childcare center in Cary, North Carolina. This center, along with many other providers from around the country, are enrolling in farm to early care and education programs to help connect low-income families with sources of fresh, local foods. This center committed to feeding children three or more local food items a week through the growing season, exposing children to a variety of new fruits and vegetables while also investing in local farmers and distributors. See the article in this issue,Farm to Child­care: An Analysis of Social and Economic Values in Local Food Systems,” by Jacob C. Rutz, J. Dara Bloom, Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, and Chris GunterPhoto credit: Jacob Rutz; used with permission.

  • JAFSCD cover displays a U.S. map of local governments engaged in food systems planning and policy

    Supplement 2: Local Government in Food Systems Work
    Vol. 8 No. B (2018)

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    This special issue (volume 8, supplement 2) is sponsored by the Growing Food Connections (GFC) national initiative. The 11 manuscripts in this issue were selected for publication in this special issue following a call for submissions developed by the guest editors of this special issue in partnership with JAFSCD and its advisors. Submitted manuscripts underwent the journal’s peer-review process and an additional review by the guest editors of the special issue.

  • Cover of special issue on Food Dignity, with people holding heritage corn kernels

    Special Issue 1: Food Dignity
    Vol. 8 No. A (2018)

    Volume 8, supplement 1, includes peer-reviewed papers, commentaries, and reflective essays from the Food Dignity project (funded by USDA–NIFA–AFRI grant no. 2011-68004-30074).

  • Cover of spring-summer issue with carrot gleaners

    Open Call Papers: Gleanings from the Field
    Vol. 8 No. 2 (2018)

    The spring–summer 2018 issue (volume 8, issue 2), entitled "Gleanings from the Field," includes open-call papers on a range of topics.

  • Cover of volume 8, issue 1 (spring 2018)

    Open Call Papers: Fostering Access to Local Food Data
    Vol. 8 No. 1 (2018)

    The spring 2018 issue includes open-call papers on a range of topics.
  • Cover of volume 7, issue 4 (fall 2017)

    Food Systems Development Practice and the Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast Project, Part 1
    Vol. 7 No. 4 (2017)

    The fall 2017 issue of JAFSCD (volume 7, issue 4) contains the first set of papers from the Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast (EFSNE) Project, as well as papers on a wide range of topics. EFSNE papers are signified by the EFSNE logo.

  • Cover of volume 7, issue 3 (spring-summer 2017)

    Open Call Papers: Food System Resilience
    Vol. 7 No. 3 (2017)

    The spring-summer 2017 issue of JAFSCD (volume 7, issue 3) contains papers on a wide range of topics.
  • Cover of volume 7, issue 2 (winter 2016-17)

    Shepherding Community Engagement
    Vol. 7 No. 2 (2017)

    The winter 2016–2017 issue of JAFSCD (volume 7, issue 2), entitled "Shepherding Community Engagement," includes open-call papers on a range of food systems subjects.

  • Cover of volume 7, issue 1 (fall 2016)

    Open Call Papers
    Vol. 7 No. 1 (2016)

    The fall issue of JAFSCD (volume 7, issue 1), includes open call papers on a wide range of topics.
  • Cover of JAFSCD volume 6, issue 4

    Short Supply Chains
    Vol. 6 No. 4 (2016)

    JAFSCD volume 6, issue 4 (summer 2016) issue, entitled "Short Supply Chains," contains articles on a wide range of topics, with many touching on short supply chains.

  • Cover of JAFSCD volume 6, issue 3

    Open Call Papers: Peer2Peer
    Vol. 6 No. 3 (2016)

    The spring 2016 issue of JAFSCD (volume 6, issue 3), entitled "Peer2Peer," includes open-call papers on a wide range of topics.

  • Cover of JAFSCD volume 6, issue 2

    Labor in the Food System from Farm to Table
    Vol. 6 No. 2 (2016)

    The winter 2015-2016 issue (volume 6, issue 2) of JAFSCD focuses on the special topic of "Labor in the Food System from Farm to Table," sponsored by INFAS (the Inter-Institutional Network for Food and Agricultural Sustainability). Due to its generosity, the issue is open access — a subscription is not needed and all content is freely and publicly available!
  • Cover of JAFSCD volume 6, issue 1

    Open Call Papers
    Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015)

    Fall 2015 issue of JAFSCD (volume 6, issue 1) includes open-call papers on a variety of topics.
  • Cover of JAFSCD volume 5, issue 4

    Commentaries on Race and Ethnicity in Food Systems Work
    Vol. 5 No. 4 (2015)

    Volume 5, issue 4, includes commentaries on race and ethnicity in food systems work. These commentaries are freely available. You can also download the entire set along with editorials and columns on the topic, including a table of contents page with links to each. We welcome you to read and share these widely. Also see an additional commentary included in the winter 2015 issue.
  • Cover of JAFSCD volume 5, issue 3

    Open Call Papers
    Vol. 5 No. 3 (2015)

    Volume 5, issue 3, includes open-call papers on a range of topics.
  • Cover of volume 5, issue 2 (2015)

    2014 University of Vermont Food Systems Summit
    Vol. 5 No. 2 (2015)

    Winter 2014-2015 issue, volume 5, issue 2, with papers from the 2014 University of Vermont Food Systems Summit. This issue includes an editorial by Jane Kolodinsky, professor and chair, Community Development and Applied Economics at the University of Vermont, and commentaries from the keynote speakers and papers that resulted from presentations at the summit.

  • Cover of JAFSCD volume 5, issue 1

    Open Call Papers
    Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014)

    Fall 2014 issue with open call papers, volume 5, issue 1.
  • Cover of JAFSCD volume 4, issue 4

    Open Call Papers
    Vol. 4 No. 4 (2014)

    Summer 2014 issue of JAFSCD, vol. 4, issue 4, entitled "Adapting to Change: A Challenge for Producers and Consumers."

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