Planning Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems - From Soil to Soil

This book takes a holistic view to include rural communities and production agriculture whose stewardship of the earth is so critical to public and environmental health, as well as to ensuring a varied and abundant food supply. Its goal is to inform planning practices and follow-up actions for a wide range of audiences.

List of contents

Introduction Part One 1. Why Plan for Food and Agriculture? 2. The Public Framework for Food Systems Planning 3. Principles and Practices to Guide Planning for Food and Agriculture
Part Two 4. Federal Policies That Affect Food Systems 5. Land Use Policies that Support Farms, Farmland, and Food 6. Programs and Policies to Sustain Agriculture 7. Programs and Policies to Support Community Food Security 8: Evolving Issues Appendix: Organizational Resources

About the author

Julia Freedgood is Senior Fellow and Senior Program Advisor at American Farmland Trust, where she focuses on planning, policy, and programs to support farmers and ranchers, protect farmland for farming, and advance sustainable and resilient food systems.

Summary

This book takes a holistic view to include rural communities and production agriculture whose stewardship of the earth is so critical to public and environmental health, as well as to ensuring a varied and abundant food supply. Its goal is to inform planning practices and follow-up actions for a wide range of audiences.

Product details

• Authors: Julia Freedgood
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.07.2024
• EAN: 9781032276854
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3227685-4
• No. of pages: 262
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; NATURE / Natural Resources, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Food security & supply, Agricultural science, Human Geography, Urban communities, Agribusiness and primary industries, Food security and supply, Rural planning and policy, Primary industries, Rural planning, Urban communities / city life