Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
Food Systems Major
July 16, 2021
Expanding Culturally Relevant Food Choice
Community Partner: University District Food Bank Partnering with the University District Food Bank to focus on providing resources for the food bank to obtain customer feedback on experience and food preferences. Food choice is a key principle of the food bank, so allows for the food bank to meet goals in providing and expanding more…
Expanding Culturally Relevant Food Choice
Community Partner: University District Food Bank In partnership with the University District Food Bank, focused on expanding culturally relevant food choice in food banks. Research methods included direct interviews with other food banks and literature reviews.
Policy, Systems & Environmental (PSE) Strategies at Food Banks: What’s been successful?
Community Partner: Solid Ground Partnered with Solid Ground, an anti-poverty and social services organization based out of Seattle, Washington, to research what policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) strategies have been successful for food banks across the country. With this research, Solid Ground can better understand the potential support they can provide food banks in the…
Policy, Systems & Environmental (PSE) Strategies at Food Banks: What’s been successful?
Community Partner: Solid Ground A Collaborative Project with Solid Ground showcased a conglomeration of national strategies through various case studies. Used Solid Ground methods to implement and make recommendations for implementing effective administrative decisions and ways to cater to the needs of clientele and stakeholders in the Seattle area.
Creative Land Tenure Options for Farmers in King County
Community Partner: SnoValley Tilth In partnership with SnoValley Tilth, researched and proposed two creative land tenure options for application to King County which would provide farmers in King County an opportunity to work with SnoValley Tilth through a five-year or more guaranteed lease and for long-term sustainability.
Building a More Resilient & Equitable Food System in Seattle
Community Partner: City of Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment Part of the goal of building a more resilient and equitable food system for the City of Seattle, this project identified the weaknesses and opportunities of Seattle’s current Food Action Plan to assist in improvement of food system resilience and equity for a more hopeful…
Building a More Resilient & Equitable Food System in Seattle
Community Partner: City of Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment Partnered with the Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment to give recommendations on the City’s next Food Action Plan. Created a framework, compared food action plans of Vancouver (Canada) and Baltimore City, and analyzed Seattle’s Food Action Plan 2012 to point out its strengths and weaknesses.
An Exploration of Local vs. Industrial Meat Production
Community Partners: City of Seattle Farm to Table Program Worked with Farm To Table to create an infographic for educators at partner schools, encouraging the purchase of locally raised foods and identifying benefits to human and environmental health.
An Exploration of Local vs. Industrial Meat Production
Community Partners: City of Seattle Farm to Table Program; Nourishian for Life By researching local and industrial meat production’s environmental impacts and creating an infographic and fact sheet, this project intended to raise awareness, educate, and directly influence parents and future generations of kids about the benefits of choosing local meats. Two visual outputs help…
Building Food Systems Towards Food Sovereignty
Community Partner: Yes Farm In partnership with Yes Farms, created a community-owned digital map of local food systems across South Seattle, West Seattle, and the Duwamish Waterway. The map consists of local BIPOC farmers and growers, open community garden spaces, additional food resources that can be utilized by the community and is part of the…
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