Vol. 16 No. 1 (2026): Winter 2026

This issue includes papers on a wide range of food systems topics.

Published: 2026-11-09

Column

THE ECONOMIC PAMPHLETEER Small farms, large farms; family farms, corporate farms; complex or complicated: Does it matter?

John Ikerd

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Value Chain Coordination Brief

Strategies and Considerations for Measuring the Impact of Short Value Chains

Phillip Warsaw, Anaya L. Hall, Edna Ledesma, Alfonso Morales

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Viewpoint

Peace through prosperity What Emir Abdelkader can teach Africa about building lasting peace

Hadia Ghezali
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Open Call Paper

Food system resilience: Identifying regional community assets through an asset-based community development (ABCD) approach

Ashleigh Kearns-Steed, Rachael Glassey, Renee Railton, David Rees, Boyd Swinburn, David Tipene-Leach
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Identifying community supported agriculture (CSA) member types A cluster analysis to inform strategies for targeted engagement and retention

Carley Lutzow, Catherine G. Campbell
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The sustainability paradox: Experiences of farmers in Vermont

Josiah J. Taylor, Shiva Soroushnia, Claire Whitehouse, David Conner, Lisa Chase, Mari Omland, Jon Cohen
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Growing green: An investigation into local government planning for agriculture in North Carolina

Hannah Dankbar, J. Dara Bloom
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