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Winter issue launches with John Ikerd's column on regulations
In his column in the winter issue, John Ikerd reflects on how "many in the sustainable organic, regenerative, and local food movements may also see government regulations as unnecessary obstacles rather than public necessities." He then provides examples from 5 articles published in JAFSCD that "have identified government regulations as a major obstacle to market access and economic viability for small farms and local food enterprises."
He wonders if it is possible that "large operations use their political power to ensure that smaller, low-risk operations are forced to comply with the same regulations as their large, high-risk operations." And if so, what can be done about it? Read the entire column for free.
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On the cover of our winter issue, we share a photo from the forthcoming paper “Hāloa: The long breath of Hawaiian sovereignty, water rights, and Indigenous law,” by Puanani Apoliona-Brown (to be published in December 2024). Read about the photo and the forthcoming collection of papers from the Tribal Food Systems Research Fellowship of the First Nations Development Institute on the JAFSCD home page.
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This case study examines young children’s access to fresh local produce in childcare settings in rural Appalachia, USA. Centering the perspective of childcare directors, this case explores why farm to school programming is difficult to implement. It specifically addresses barriers preventing early childcare centers from providing access to fresh and local produce to enrolled children. Interviews identified eight primary obstacles to implementing the state of North Carolina’s NC Farm to Early Care and Education programming.
In a new JAFSCD article, Barriers to access to local produce in an early childhood setting in rural Appalachia, authors Miller, Schroeder, Thapa, and Shay present findings from a case study in rural Appalachia that centers the struggles of childcare directors trying to provide healthy local produce to their students. Corresponding author Schroeder can be contacted at schroederk@appstate.edu.
KEY FINDINGS
Obstacles to providing fresh local produce include a lack of staff; too wide a variety of tasks for directors; the “extra” work required to provide fresh produce; lack of knowledge about how to grow food; lack of required kitchen equipment; need for additional funding; unclear or out-of-date food safety regulations; and a lack of parents' time to be involved.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH Recommendations drawn from this case study include improving communication between childcare centers and regulatory agencies; creatively using alternative gardening practices; participating in a regional food hub; and increasing funding for this programming.
SHARE ON YOUR SOCIALS Why aren’t rural Appalachian preschoolers getting access to fresh local produce? A case study from Appalachian State University researchers shares barriers from childcare center directors' perspectives.
#childcare #localfood #childnutrition #farmtoece Read the @JAFSCD article for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2024.141.004 |
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Photo above: A child paints a pumpkin at the USDA Farmers Market in Washington, DC, USA. Photo by Lance Cheung; public domain image shared via Flickr. The caption at Flickr includes a recipe for pumpkin curry soup!
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