Food Systems Major

June 21, 2022

Nourish and Inspire: Creating Communications to Connect Local BIPOC Farms, Culturally Relevant Cooking Classes, and Community Food Security (Team 2)

Plant Based Food Share, a local Seattle non-profit, was looking for ways in which they could improve their current communication methods and strategies to spread awareness about the organization and all that they offer – specifically to donors, recipients, and volunteers. To combat these issues, our group worked closely with our community partner Chef Ariel…

Nourish and Inspire: Creating Communications to Connect Local BIPOC Farms, Culturally Relevant Cooking Classes, and Community Food Security (Team 1)

Developed marketing materials to increase community participation in The Plant Based Food Share and assisted the organization in its vision to reduce food insecurity by providing resources for low-income, culturally diverse communities in King County. Our goal was to educate the communities the PBFS serves on nutrient-dense, culturally relevant foods while helping Chef Ariel gain…

Yes Farm: Final Project (Team 2)

Engaged in community outreach by creating a survey to understand the demographic of those who interact with the YES FARM and what types of cultural plants they would want more accessible to them. Through our survey results we curated a plant list and map for the YES FARM to utilize and contribute to spatial justice….

Invitation to YES Farm: Utilizing Plants to Create Inviting Spaces That Promote & Celebrate Diversity (Team 1)

Researched and developed a plant map for Yes farm to navigate their work in redesigning Yes farm entrances. This project is geared towards incorporating plants in order to create an inviting space for community members while increasing the attractiveness of the farm. Community Partner: Black Farmers Collective – Shabazz Abdulkadir (Project Manager) & Ray Williams…

Beacon Food Forest User Assessment: Discovering methods on building an informed survey

Conduct online research to help community partners learn about what to include in and how to write proper survey questions, and how to distribute and test the survey for usability Community Partner: Beacon Food Forest – Alix Vasseur-Landriault

Beacon Food Forest User Assessment: Final Project

Generated an informed user assessment survey regarding Beacon Food Forest to understand who is using Beacon, what users gain from the garden, and what the garden is still lacking. The survey outcome will serve as a case study in a larger project examining how community-supported forest gardening might serve as medicine for the Triple Anthropocene…

Addressing Food Insecurity through Community-led Partners Proposal (Team 2)

Aimed to address Washington’s food insecurity issue through developing a community-based food assistance project. Created a food distribution plan for Farmstand Local Food’s We Feed WA proposal through utilizing research, data, field trip experiences, and communication with community partners Community Partner: Farmstand Local Foods/Pacific Coast Harvest – Elise Levesque, Wholesale Market Manager and Food Access…

Addressing Food Insecurity Through Community-led Distribution Partnerships:
Farmstand Local Foods and Pacific Coast Harvest, Neighborcare Health, and Rising Star (Team 1)

We worked alongside Farmstand Local Foods/Pacific Coast Harvest and NeighborCare Health to address structural inequities that lead to food insecurity in the United States. This was achieved by developing a plan to distribute curated food boxes to the students of Rising Star Elementary in South Beacon Hill. Community Partners: Farmstand Local Foods/Pacific Coast Harvest –…

Danny Woo Community Garden: The Safety & Sustainability Guide for Gardeners to Reduce Rodent Infestation (Team 2)

Explored natural deterrent solutions to minimize rodent infestation in rural gardens. Our goal is to maintain a sustainable and equitable food system at the Danny Woo Community Garden free of rodenticides and toxic chemicals. Community Partner: Danny Woo Community Gardens – Kaeli Deng, Manager, Interim CDA

Improving Food Safety and Sustainability: Minimizing the Effects of Rodents in an Urban Community Garden (Team 1)

For our Food Systems Capstone project, we collaborated with the Danny Woo Community Garden to suggest methods to decrease urban rodent infestations and their associated damage to gardeners’ crops. We produced a multilingual flyer for public distribution to spread awareness and inform Seattle residents of actions they can take to help mitigate the problem. Our…

Previous page Next page