Strategies for Supporting Sustainable Food Systems
Session 6
Summary
How can we promote change? This session goes deeper into possible strategies and barriers to advancing sustainable food systems and encourages the learner to develop a personal strategy for change.
Guiding Questions
- What are possible ways to achieve a sustainable food system?
- What are the barriers to these solutions?
- How can I/we change our actions to improve our part of the food system?
Big Ideas
- Strategies to promote sustainable food systems include pasture-raised meats, organic agriculture, locally grown foods, farmer’s markets, urban gardening, Fair Trade and Community Supported Agriculture. Each presents opportunities and barriers/challenges.
- There are multiple ways to advance these strategies at the local, state, national and international levels.
Session 6 Materials:
- Facilitator Guide (PDF/3 pgs)
- Learner packet (PDF/18 pgs)
- PowerPoint slides (PPT)
