Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
Food Systems Major
April 17, 2023
UW Farm Strategic Goal #4: Contribute to UW Food Security, Food Sovereignty, and Sustainability – Team 1
This team addressed one of the UW Farm’s strategic goals: Contribute to UW Food Security, Food Sovereignty, and Sustainability. The group developed educational deliverables for First Year Programs to educate first-year students about the Farm and Food Pantry, increasing student knowledge and awareness of those resources and their own role(s) in the UW food system....UW Farm Strategic Goal #3: Support Inclusive Community Building and Empowerment – Team 2
The team’s goal was to promote inclusive community building and empowerment through addressing the barriers that prevent student involvement at the UW Farm. This project brings the Farm to students through snack station pop-ups in campus study areas, and offers student the opportunity to decide on certain foods produced on campus. Community Partner: Cristina Owen,...UW Farm Strategic Goal #3: Support Inclusive Community Building and Empowerment – Team 1
One of the UW Farm’s strategic goals is to support inclusive community building and empowerment. In order to address barriers to engagement with the Farm, this team developed four events to promote community building and connectivity to the UW food system. Opportunities to engage and learn about sustainable practices focuse on high school outreach, farm-to-table,...UW Farm Strategic Goal #2: Deepen Student Understanding of Urban Food Production Systems – Team 2
This project focuses on the UW Farm’s strategic goal of deepening student understanding of urban food production systems. The team concentrated on strengthening the academic side of student engagement by creating two new courses: 1) NUTR 490: Special Topics in Urban Food Production, an introductory course on the topic, and 2) ENVIR 490: Undergraduate Fieldwork,...UW Farm Strategic Goal #2: Deepen Student Understanding of Urban Food Production Systems – Team 1
The project goal was to deepen student understanding of urban food production systems by creating a well-rounded minor program in Urban Agriculture and Food Systems at the University of Washington. The team worked to create a minor with longevity that would integrate culturally appropriate knowledge of urban agriculture, different from programs at other universities. Courses...UW Farm Strategic Goal #1: Meet Academic Demand – Team 2
The UW Farm is a great resource for students across all disciplines at the University of Washington, yet there is a desperate need for funding and staffing to meet academic demand as presented in the Farm’s strategic plan. To help streamline the process of getting in contact/being involved at the farm, the team created a...UW Farm Strategic Goal #1: Meet Academic Demand – Team 1
This project aims to meet academic demand for urban farming demonstrated by students as presented in the UW Farm’s strategic plan. The team delivered a UW Farm directory with university and local farm contacts, as well as a strategic plan for the creation of a webinar about social justice and urban farming. Community Partner: Josh...March 30, 2023
Son Phung
Tell us about your background and what brought you to UW? I transferred from Highline College in Des Moines, Washington. UW had a lot of qualities that I was looking for in a four-year public university. The campus is extremely beautiful during spring when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and it is also...October 26, 2022
JoJo Tran
Tell us about your background and what brought you to UW? I graduated from Seattle Central College in 2020 and have been at UW since 2021. I’ve volunteered with the Seattle P-Patch Community Garden Program for many years helping to improve food access for my local community. I felt strongly that attending UW to further...August 25, 2022
IsabellaRose Esiomanoya Anegbeode
Tell us about your background and what brought you to UW? My name is IsabellaRose but everybody calls me Bella! I’m a first-gen college student and I moved from my hometown in Bellevue, WA to the UW Seattle campus in 2019. I’ve always known I wanted to be a part of the UW community and...Previous page Next page