Food Systems Major

June 21, 2022

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…

Community-Driven Consumer Behavior Change for City of Seattle Human Services Department (Team 2)

Researching, identifying, and analyzing effective methods to increase access to nutritionally dense and plant-based foods for the City of Seattle’s Human Services Department to help guide community-driven consumer behavior change. Community Partner: City of Seattle – Seán Walsh, Food & Nutrition Strategic Advisor, Human Services Department

Community-Driven Consumer Behavior Change Team 1: Moving Towards Culturally Relevant, Environmentally Friendly Whole Foods

For our capstone, we compiled multiple campaigns & research articles to evaluate how strategies can be implemented to increase access to healthy, environmentally friendly, and plant-based foods for different communities in Seattle. We assess three strategies that can drive community-based consumer driven change and can be applied to support the Food Action Plan: 1) Follow…

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