from the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development |
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Revitalizing Indigenous food systems through research and knowledge-sharing |
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TRIBAL FOOD SYSTEMS RESEARCH FELLOW PAPER |
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For time immemorial, Indigenous peoples have farmed crops in North America. The knowledge of crops and actual seeds have been passed down through cultural traditions. These Indigenous cropping systems and the supporting knowledge can inform the practical transition of our current farming practices to more sustainable alternatives. To truly implement these ideas, we must work in partnership with Indigenous communities.
In the new JAFSCD article, A framework to guide future farming research with Indigenous communities, authors Daniel Hayden and Amber Hayden present a novel research framework to help farming research to collaborate with Indigenous communities. Corresponding author Daniel Hayden can be contacted at drhayden@wisc.edu.
KEY FINDINGS - Minimal effort has been made to integrate the knowledge and perspective of Indigenous peoples in mainstream agriculture.
- The four aspects often found in Indigenous cropping systems are polyculture, seed-keeping, sustainability, and community. These can act as cultural boundaries to guide researchers in creating research projects and collaborating with Indigenous peoples.
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There is often no regulation for both the research and the materials (seeds) with Indigenous cropping systems.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH
The authors recommend this framework for researchers in the fields of natural sciences that are asking questions related to the biotic and abiotic factors in sustainable farming practices. Indigenous cropping systems are scientifically relevant and can act as a system of study in collaboration with their Indigenous stewards. SHARE ON YOUR SOCIALS
Indigenous cropping systems are scientifically relevant to foster more sustainability in current farming practices. One way to achieve this is through partnership with the Indigenous peoples who continue to steward the land, seeds, and traditional farming knowledge. #Sustainability #SeedKeeping #IndigenousFarming @drhayden.bsky.social. Read the entire @JAFSCD article for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2025.141.022
Photo above: Sunflower seeds, by Flickr user Daniel Kulinski under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 |
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SEEKING NEW JAFSCD PARTNERS
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JAFSCD would appreciate your assistance in finding one or more new JAFSCD Partners to support its transformative work — emphasizing accessibility, equity, and engagement, and progressive editorial policies such as triple-rigor* and positionality or reflexivity statements. Other JAFSCD efforts include our Food Policy and Practice Briefs program, Voices of the Grassroots essays, author mentorship programs, and the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Editorial Circle and its new quarterly column. The additional income from additional partners (@ US$10,000 annually) would support these efforts and allow us to bring a new editor-in-chief on board. This is an advantageous time, as we are preparing to migrate JAFSCD to a new peer-review and publishing platform (Scholastica).
We would like additional JAFSCD Partners to join our current prominent partners:
- Food Systems Research Center at The University of Vermont
- Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Institute for Sustainable Food Systems
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The Inter-institutional Network for Food, Agriculture and Sustainability (INFAS)
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) & the University of North Carolina Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (in a joint partnership)
We’d like to recruit a partner in the Midwest or West Coast of the U.S., as well as one outside of North America. Moreover, we would like to add a national or international nonprofit organization, especially one that represents the interests of less privileged voices.
Please contact Duncan Hilchey if you are engaged with an organization that might be interested in becoming an ongoing JAFSCD Partner. He can provide additional information to share with colleagues or you can share this info sheet.
JAFSCD has great potential to contribute to a better world, and having a talented editor-in-chief is a key to unleashing it. Please help us find one or two new JAFSCD Partners to make this happen.
* Credit for the triple-rigor concept goes to the late Christine Porter of the University of Wyoming; see her 10-minute presentation here.
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POSITION OPENINGS FROM JAFSCD SHAREHOLDERS |
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The successful candidate will develop and lead externally funded research and extension programs that support and strengthen the viability of the New Jersey agricultural sector and individual farms. Through active engagement with the agricultural community, the Specialist will identify existing and emerging opportunities and needs, conduct applied research to assess what technical assistance and policies would help farmers take advantage of these opportunities, and provide educational outreach in the agricultural community across different scales of operation, commodities, and production systems.
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The Department of Agricultural Economics, Rural Sociology, and Education (AESE) at The Pennsylvania State University is seeking candidates for an Extension Program Specialist who will conduct Extension programs, develop enterprise budgets, and create and update publications for the Penn State “Ag Alternative” series. The role includes supporting research projects and offering expert advice on risk management. The candidate will effectively build solid connections with stakeholders and their organizations. This position requires a master’s degree plus three years of relevant experience or equivalent work experience.
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The North American Food Systems Network is an association of food systems professionals. NAFSN works at the forefront of the food systems profession, providing networks, resources, career guidance, leadership opportunities, webinars, podcasts, and a curated jobs portal for people at all levels of this work for critical change.
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NAFSN also convenes subject-matter experts to develop training and tools for food systems professionals. From its beginning, NAFSN has been grounded in the peer-reviewed research published by JAFSCD—its sister program.
If you value a diverse and informed workforce at the helm of community food systems development, join NAFSN today!
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Building Strong Retail Systems for Local Farmers and Local Food
With about one dozen farm stops now successfully up and running and several more approaching launch, now is the perfect time to gather, learn from one another, share best practices, and envision the role we’d like to see farm stops play in our local food ecosystems.
Whether you operate a farm stop already, or think that you may one day want to open one in your community, our goal is to provide content useful to you as you move forward. With that in mind, we are putting together an ambitious slate of local food thought leaders, and planning a full lineup of panels on everything from fundraising and marketing, to farm relations and merchandising, while also leaving plenty of time for networking.
Speakers and panelists include Philip Ackerman-Leist, John Ikerd (JAFSCD columnist), Kate Krauss, Debra Tropp, Michelle Miller, Kathryn Barr, and many others. |
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