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About Food Systems

The Food System

The food system includes all those activities involving the production, processing, transport and consumption of food; the governance and economics of food production, its sustainability, the degree to which we waste food, and how food production affects the natural environment; as well as how food affects health and well-being, including nutrition, obesity and food safety.
Adapted from futureoffood.ox.ac.uk

Simplified Illustrations of the Food System - the basics

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From the Wikimedia Commons
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From Urban Gardens
The food system is visualized in a great diversity of ways. Scroll to the bottom for more complex examples.

Community Food System

“A sustainable community food system is a collaborative network that integrates sustainable food production, processing, distribution, consumption and waste management in order to enhance the environmental, economic and social health of a particular place. Farmers, consumers and communities partner to create a more locally based, self-reliant food economy. One of the most important aspects of sustainable community food system projects is that they increase resident participation…”
Agricultural Sustainability Institute at the University of California in Davis (asi.ucdavis.edu)

Food Systems Change

Food systems change involves re-localizing, re-skilling, and re-connecting ourselves to the environment through food.

Food as Regenerative

Eating local, seasonal and ecological food helps us to regenerate the health of our bodies, families, communities, ecosystems, and local economies.

Illustrations of the Food System with more complexity

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Through the food system, multiple stakeholders and causes are linked, making it a prime area for collaboration and participation in sustainability transition, working simultaneously on environmental, social and economic goals.

This image is from the Washington State University's Whatcom Food Network.
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​The Food System connects all systems and sub-systems - ecological, biological, economic, political,
​social. 

Find this richly detailed version of a food systems map in high resolution on the nourish website.

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Regenerative agriculture provides answers to the soil crisis, the food crisis, the health crisis, the climate crisis and the crisis of democracy.
- Vandana Shiva
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  • About
    • About the HFC
    • Food Systems
    • Our Team
    • Our Board
    • Partners and Friends
    • Our Funders
  • Projects
    • Hudson Heartbeet Community Farm
    • Food Transformation Project
    • Kitchen Garden
    • Seed Library
    • Wild Edible Series
    • Land Trust Partnership
    • Fruit Tree Program
    • Climate Action
  • Get Involved
    • Events
    • Communication
    • Membership
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Wish List
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