Food Systems

April 19, 2023

UW Farm Strategic Planning Capstone Projects, Winter 2023

Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health capstone projects for winter 2023 helped advance the UW Farm’s ongoing strategic planning process which was initiated in 2021. Students built upon Phase I of the Farm’s strategic plan by gathering community stakeholders’ thoughts, ideas, and opinions on goals for the farm’s growth. An overarching goal of all projects was…

April 17, 2023

Ground Truthing Phase 1 of UW Farm Strategic Plan with UW Farm Advisory Committee

The team provided ideas and recommendations to benefit the UW Farm based on focus group feedback from members of the Farm Advisory Committee on Phase 1 of the organization’s strategic plan. Community Partner: UW Farm Advisory Committee

Ground Truthing Phase 1 of UW Farm Strategic Plan with UW Registered Student Organizations

The team partnered with the UW Farm and Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) on campus to uncover the importance of student engagement within Phase 1 of the UW Farm strategic plan. Feedback gathered through interviews with RSOs was analyzed and turned into key recommendations for the Farm’s future community engagement. Community Partner: UW Registered Student Organizations

Ground Truthing Phase 1 of UW Farm Strategic Plan with UW Campus Sustainability Fund

The team analyzed preliminary interviews and focus group results to help advance Phase 1 of the UW Farm’s strategic plan, focusing on strengthening collaboration between the UW Farm and the Campus Sustainability Fund to achieve shared sustainability goals. Community Partner: UW Campus Sustainability Fund

Ground Truthing Phase 1 of UW Farm Strategic Plan with UW wǝɫxǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House

The team utilized community feedback through qualitative interviews to integrate Indigenous food sovereignty and perspectives into recommendations toward the furthering of Phase 1 of the UW Farm Strategic Plan, aiming to strengthen community engagement between the institution and the Indigenous community to build a more sustainable campus food system. Community Partner: wǝɫxǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House

UW Farm Strategic Goal #4: Contribute to UW Food Security, Food Sovereignty, and Sustainability – Team 2

This project leverages established relationships to improve cross-campus buy-in and funding of Farm initiatives by visualizing the current and potential stakeholder network, uniting motivated students, and mobilizing invested campus partners to ensure sustainability of UW Farm production for enhanced student food security and sovereignty. Deliverables include: the Farm U.P. Table and petition, an institutional network…

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,…

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