Overview
We’re building an online food systems research database. It will be:
- Free to everyone
- Specific to the North Central Florida region
- Searchable using keywords
So far, we’ve been searching for published sources. Now, we’re looking for resources that are not already available online. If you have information that might be a good fit, we’d love to hear from you! We’re interested in a wide range of academic and non-academic resource types, including:
- Academic journal articles
- Reports
- White papers
- Brochures
- De-identified datasets (please make sure NO information could be used to identify any person)
We also know that “food systems” is a very broad topic, since food touches so many aspects of life. We will be grateful for any resources related to food systems that you can share. However, we’re especially interested in these high-priority areas:
- Community food security & accessibility
- Food sovereignty
- Farmer & farmworker well-being
- Food policy
- Local food economy
- Nutritional health & behavior
- Local food culture & history
- Food waste
- Food safety
- Community gardening
Contact us!
The team currently includes Miranda Carver Martin, Renz Torres, and Cody Gusto. If you have resources to contribute, please use this contact form to reach us:
More about the research database project
Anyone will be able to access and use this online tool for free. We intend for everyone to benefit from it. However, the target users of the research database itself include (but are not limited to):
- Public service providers
- Policymakers
- Researchers
- Activists
- Educators and students
- Community health workers
- Agricultural extension agents
- Food pantry administrators
- Farmers market managers
- Community garden facilitators
- Healthcare providers
Help spread the word about the research database!
Please feel free to download and share these promotional materials with your networks.