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  • Although U.S. food system challenges are disproportionately borne by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), these students made up only 3% of those receiving agriculutural degrees in 2019 (NCES 2020). We’re delighted to share that UGA’s Sustainable Food Systems Initiative and Spelman College’s Food Studies Program have been awarded a USDA Higher Education Challenge…

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  • New Publication!

    Bisceglia, A., Hauver, J., Berle, D., and Thompson, J.J. How the collaborative work of farm to school can disrupt neoliberalism in public schools. Agric Hum Values (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-020-10128-3 Find it here. ABSTRACT: Farm to school (FTS) is a popular approach to food systems education in K-12 schools across the United States. FTS programs are highly…

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  • Our Lab in the news!

    UGA graduate students investigate farmers’ attitudes toward cultural and marketing practices

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  • Seeking a motivated graduate student (MS or PhD) with an interest in the social science of sustainable agricultural systems for a Graduate Research Assistantship at the University of Georgia. This position involves developing interdisciplinary knowledge and skills related to the practical, sociocultural, and policy-level barriers to cover crop adoption. It is part of a USDA-funded,…

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