Working on Wicked Problems in Food Systems

Urban Farm DB summary

This 2015 editorial for the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development introduces the issue's articles, describing them as addressing barriers and limitations of local and regional food initiatives while also presenting opportunities and strategies. It highlights pieces including John Ikerd's proposed 'Food Ethic,' a viewpoint on local food, food democracy and food hubs, a paper on the limits of urban agriculture to deliver food, job training and income without outside funding, a study of municipal ordinances governing backyard slaughter, and an analysis of how farmers' market ownership structures affect market conduct.