Seeding Insights and Nourishing Change: a Case for Participatory Evaluation in Place-Based Community Food Systems

International Journal of Community Well-Being - Tập 6 - Trang 151-167 - 2021
Alyssa Banks1, Rebecca Saito2, Nadja Berneche3, Jennifer Krocak1, Carolyn Porta4
1Greater Twin Cities United Way, Minneapolis, USA
2Rainbow Research, Minneapolis, USA
3Terra Soma, LLC, Minneapolis, USA
4University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, USA

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In the United States, achieving equitable food security requires innovative system-level solutions that address complex intersecting factors. Food insecurity is intricately connected to poverty and access to food, and has short- and long-term impacts on individual health, quality of life, and healthcare costs. Fostering food security demands innovation: new collaborations, approaches, and fresh measurement models that can address food insecurity at a systems level. Through a sophisticated place-based approach, Full Lives is a complex but promising food security community impact grantmaking strategy that leverages the resources of different partners, organizations, and components of the food supply within a concentrated geographical area. Furthermore, transformation of a community’s food system requires a combination of technical knowledge and authentic community engagement in order to effectively yield and measure community change. This case study provides an in-depth look at:

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