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UFSS 2016 - Olathe, kansas

Changing the Way We Think About Global Food Security

Hosted by: Kansas State University 

Conference Proceedings

Program Schedule

UFSS Program in PDF Format (pdf)Download
UFSS-Book-of-Abstracts-Final-2016 (pdf)Download

Urban Food Systems Symposium - Keynote Speaker - Julian Crib

 Julian Cribb is an Australian author and science communicator. He is principal of Julian Cribb & Associates who provide specialist consultancy in the communication of science, agriculture, food, mining, energy and the environment. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.  

Urban Food Systems Symposium - Invited Speaker - Ken Meter

 Ken Meter is one of the most experienced food system analysts in the U.S., integrating market analysis, business development, systems thinking, and social concerns. Meter holds 43 years of experience in inner-city and rural community capacity building. His “Finding Food in Farm Country” studies have promoted local food networks in 107 regions in 37 states and one Canadian province. 

Urban Food Systems Symposium - Invited Speaker - Nancy Cream

  Dr. Nancy Creamer is a Distinguished Professor of Sustainable and Community-Based Food Systems at North Carolina State University and is the Director of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems.  

Urban Food Systems Symposium-Invited Speaker Sara Lovell

 Dr. Sarah Taylor Lovell is an Associate Professor of landscape agroecology at the University of Illinois. Her research program has evolved from a unique interdisciplinary background, including an MS and PhD in Agronomy followed by a Master in Landscape Architecture (MLA).  She also spent several years working as a Field Research Biologist in the agricultural industry. 

PRESENTATIONs: Session 1 - Urban Food Production Systems

Concepts of Sustainable Intensification for Urban Food Production Systems - Jessie Vipham (pdf)Download
Factors Contributing to and Limiting Vegetable Crop Productivity Across an Urban to Rural Transect in Greater Chicago, Illinois - RossWagstaff (pdf)Download
Integrating High Tunnel Production to Provide Resiliency for Urban and Peri-urban Supply Chains - Cary Rivard (pdf)Download
Managing Urban Garden Soils to Minimize Potential Soil Contaminant Transfer to Humans - Ganga Hettiarachchi (pdf)Download

PRESENTATIONs: Session 2 - Policy, Planning and Advocacy

St. Louis Regional Food Study Evaluates the Evolution of Industrial Food Production and Its Impacts on Public Health, Economics, and Environment-Melissa-Vatterott (pdf)Download
Constructing Resilient Systems in the Conservative South - Makenna-Coon (pdf)Download
Just Like Mama Used to Make-Urban Farming as an Adjunct to the Federal Import Regulatory Scheme Regarding Immigrant Foodways Wendy-Tien (pdf)Download

PRESENTATIONs: Session 3 - Nutrition and Human Health

Nutrition and Food Safety Extension Programming in Urban Kansas City-Londa-Nwadike (pdf)Download
Increasing Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in a South Los Angeles Food Desert-Cynthia-Davis (pdf)Download

PRESENTATIONs: Session 4 - Urban farmer training

Developing New Farmers at Cultivate Kansas City-Katherine-Kelly (pdf)Download
The Kinsman Farm- A Case Study of an Urban Incubator Farm-Jacqueline-Kowalski (pdf)Download
Creating the Feeding Communities Project, an Urban Agriculture Training Program Designed for the Colorado Front Range-Brien-Darby (pdf)Download
Growing Growers Training Program – Maximizing Impact through Collaboration-Marlin-Bates (pdf)Download

PRESENTATIONs: Session 5 - food security i

Fighting Racism at its Root-An Examination of San Diego’s Community GardensJane-Henderson (pdf)Download
Discursively Constructing Middle Class Positions-Food Insecurity Stories at a Midwestern Food Pantry-Megan-A-Koch-Schraedley (pdf)Download
Informal Assistance and the Risk of Household Food Insecurity for Urban Families-Christian-King (pdf)Download

PRESENTATIONs: Session 6-Community & Economic Development i

Embedding Food Systems Development in Local Government-Helen-Schnoes (pdf)Download
Iterative Mappings-Spatial Analysis for Community Food Resilience-Ellen-Burke (pdf)Download
The Urban Fisher Ecology- the Case of the Artisanal Fishing Community of the Bay of Chorrillos, Lima, Peru-Bombiella (pdf)Download
Intergenerational Community Development through Urban Food Systems-Kelly-Henderson (pdf)Download

PRESENTATIONs: Session 7 - Food Security ii

Increasing Access to Local Food by Extending Shelf Life of Fresh Vegetables-Eleni-Pliakoni (pdf)Download
Mobile Farmers’ Market Pilot Project Brings Everyone to the Table-Ariel-Agenbroad (pdf)Download
Evaluating the Local Food System of Manhattan, Kansas-Producer and Institution Perspectives-Candice-Shoemaker (pdf)Download

PRESENTATIONs: Session 8 - University/College programs

Jacob-Rayl-Advancing-Urban-Food-Systems-with-Community-Campus-Partnerships (pdf)Download
Linking Undergraduate Student Learning Outcomes to Urban Agriculture in the Twin Cities-Mary-Rogers (pdf)Download
From University to Community-Providing Fresh Produce to Food Insecure Urban Communities in Greensboro, North Carolina-Sanjun-Gu (pdf)Download

PRESENTATIONs: Session 9 - Community & Economic Development

Design and Decision Making for Year-Round Market Vegetable Production- Scale, Systems, and Season Extension-Greg-Garbos (pdf)Download
Local Farmer’s Markets as a Tool for Community Development-Mary-Rodriguez (pdf)Download
Funding Kansas Community Gardens-Lessons from a Mini-Grant Project-Cheryl-Boyer (pdf)Download
The Giving Grove Impact on Food Insecurity in Kansas City-Amanda-Lindahl (pdf)Download

UFSS 2016 Committees & Sponsors

Planning Committee:

Sponsors for UFSS 2016

Scientific Committee:

Candice Shoemaker, Ph.D.
Department Head and Professor
Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources
Kansas State University 


Cary Rivard, PhD
Assistant Professor, Fruit and Vegetable Extension Specialist and Director of Olathe Horticulture Research & Extension Center
Kansas State University


Kimberly Oxley
Research Associate and Urban Food Systems Symposium Coordinator
Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources
Kansas State University

 

Eleni Pliakoni, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Urban Food Production and Postharvest Handling
Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources
Kansas State University – Olathe


Sara E. Gragg, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Food Science Department of Animal Sciences & Industry

Kansas State University 

 

Londa Nwadike, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and State Extension Food Safety Specialist
Kansas State University/ University of Missouri


Judy Favor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor – Adult Education
Department of Educational Leadership
Kansas State University – Olathe

Scientific Committee:

Sponsors for UFSS 2016

Scientific Committee:

Spencer D. Wood
Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work,
Kansas State University,
sdwood@ksu.edu


Nozella L. Brown
Family and Consumer Sciences
K-State Research and Extension
Wyandotte County
nlbrown2@ksu.edu


Rhonda Janke
Professor, Extension Specialist & Sustainable Cropping System
Kansas State University
rrjanke@ksu.edu


Martin-Anderson, Sarah M.
Assistant Professor of Health Administration
University of Missouri Kansas City
martinandersons@umkc.edu 


April C. Mason, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President
Kansas State University
masona@ksu.edu


Jessie L. Vipham
Assistant Professor
USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab
Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification (SIIL)
Kansas State University
jessiev@ksu.edu


Kerri Ebert
Coordinator
Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops
Kansas SARE PDP
Kansas State University
kebert@ksu.edu


Ganga M. Hettiarachchi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Soil and Environmental Chemistry
Department of Agronomy
Kansas State University
ganga@ksu.edu


Katherine Kelly
Executive Director
Cultivate Kansas City
katherine@cultivatekc.org


Greg Garbos
President and co-founder of Four Season Tools and owner of the City Bitty Farm
greg@smallfarmtools.com


Jecob Aaron Wagner
Associate Professor/ Director of Urban Studies,
Department of Archit & Urban Plan & Design
University of Missouri-Kansas City
wagnerjaco@umkc.edu

Sponsors for UFSS 2016

Sponsors for UFSS 2016

Sponsors for UFSS 2016

 University of Missouri 

 City of Kansas City, Missouri 

 Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education 

 KSU Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources 

 KSU Food Science Institute 

 RIMOL Greenhouse Systems 

 University of Missouri Extension – Jackson County 

 Stuppy Greenhouse 

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