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INFAS Meetings

April 29th, 2024 - 4th Annual INFAS Virtual Summit
March 3rd, 2023 - 3rd Annual INFAS Virtual Summit
February 4th, 2022 - 2nd Annual INFAS Virtual Summit
February 5th, 2021 - 1st Annual INFAS Virtual Summit

Publications

October 2024: The Organizational Working Group's Article, "Resilience strategies for centers and institutes focused on food systems transformation." was published in JAFSCD.
September 2023: INFAS, eOrganic, & USDA NIFA co-sponsored JAFSCD Special Section: "Fostering Socially and Ecologically Resilient Food and Farm Systems Through Research Networks".
March 2023: INFAS sponsored JAFSCD Special Section: "Justice and Equity Approaches to College and University Student Food (In)Security"
February 2022: "Debrief on the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS)" authored by INFAS members Leslie Hoey, Molly Anderson, & Michelle Miller.
2021-2023: Dr. Damian Parr and the Education Working Group helped edit the Frontier's Special Edition: "Critical and Equity-Oriented Pedagogical Innovations in Sustainable Food Systems Education" made up of 15 articles.
2021-2022: Dr. Albie Miles and the Research Working Group lead the Frontier's Special Edition: "Achieving Food System Resilience & Equity in the Era of Global Environmental Change" which comprised of 20 articles.
April 2021: INFAS co-sponsored the JAFSCD Special Issue: "The Impact of COVID-19 on the Food System".
September 2019: "The Importance of Vision in Food System Transformation" authored by Molly Anderson, INFAS member.
February 2018: A deeper Challenge of Change: The role of land-grant universities in assessing and ending structural racism in the US food system . An INFAS supplement to the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ The Challenge of Change: Harnessing University Discovery, Engagement, and Learning to Achieve Food and Nutrition Security report. PDF version of Deeper Challenge of Change.
April 2016: INFAS-sponsored special JAFSCD issue (Labor in the Food System from Farm to Table)
- Labor in the Food System: A View from INFAS, by Joanna Friesner (INFAS National Network Coordinator) and INFAS members
- Labor in the Food System, from Farm to Table by Patricia Allen, INFAS member. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
July 2013: "Economic impacts of local food systems: Future research priorities", co-authored by by Rich Pirog, INFAS member. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
August 2013: "Food Webs and Food Sovereignty: Research Agenda for Sustainability," co-authored by by Michelle Miller, Charles Francis, Molly Anderson, Nancy Creamer, and Michelle Wander, INFAS members. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
September 2013: “Critical Research Needs for Successful Food Systems Adaptation to Climate Change” co-authored by by Michelle Miller, and Molly Anderson, INFAS members. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development

Webinars

October 25th, 2023: "Maintaining Center Resilience and Stability." hosting by the Organizational Development Working Group
September 15th, 2021: "Resilient Centers and Institutes Webinar Series: Part 3", hosted by the Organizational Development Working Group
June 22nd, 2021: "Resilient Centers and Institutes Webinar Series: Part 2", hosted by the Organizational Development Working Group
May 27th, 2021: "Resilient Centers and Institutes Webinar Series: Part 1", hosted by the Organizational Development Working Group
September 2019: WEBINAR: "Food Sovereignty and the Role of Extension: Partnerships that Work", hosted by Rich Pirog, INFAS member, featuring Janie Simms Hipp, Jennifer K. Gauthier, Brian Kowalkowski.
July 2019: WEBINAR: "Measuring Racial Equity in the Food System Webinar: Established and Suggested Metrics", hosted by Rich Pirog, INFAS member, featuring Kathryn Colasanti, Joann Lo, Lindsey Lunsford, and Renee Wallace.
July 2019: INFAS WEBINAR: "Structural Racism in the Food System: Perspectives from Black Women Scholars", hosted by Joanna Friesner, INFAS Coordinator, featuring Kimberly N. Carr, Monyai Chavers, and Lindsey Lunsford, INFAS Graduate Fellows.

Other Products

An Annotated Bibliography on Structural Racism Present in the U.S. Food System: New Editions, updated regularly; To share feedback or suggest a resource for the next edition of this publication, please contact Rich Pirog at rspirog@msu.edu. All entries in the annotated bibliography are now available in Zotero, a free software that lets users easily save, manage, and cite sources. The Zotero library for the annotated bibliography is available at: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1972910/annotated_bibliography_on_structural_racism_present_in_the_u.s._food_system