The new American farmer – extension engagement with urban agriculture and food systems

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Crider, Margaux S. (author), Vick, K.C. (author), Young, Jeffery A. (author), Breazeale, Nicole D. (author), Jones, Kenneth R. (author), and Zimmerman, Julie N. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2025-02-15
    URL:
    https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol63/iss1/20/
    Published:
    USA: Extension Journal, Inc.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 210 Document Number: D13542
    Journal Title:
    The Journal of Extension
    Journal Title Details:
    63(1)
    Subject Term:
    extension programs, farmers, food production, food systems, collaboration, urban agriculture, USA (United States of America; North America), urban communication, environmental sustainability, food access, food system, extension strategies, communities of color, sustainable food production, and sustainable food systems
    Notes:
    20 pages, Extension’s evolving role in urban food production will require intensive reflexivity and ongoing collaboration. Extension educators around the country have already made progress in engaging with both the social and horticultural sides of urban agriculture. Designed appropriately, urban food systems hold the potential for healthy food access, community and environmental resilience, and economic prosperity (Rangarajan & Riordan 2019). Moving forward, we offer recommendations for Extension staff to apply within their institutions and beyond. Specifically, we urge Extension to prioritize the following: 1) mediate the rural/urban dichotomy, 2) tackle structural and institutional power dynamics, and 3) intensify strategies for community resilience.

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