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Publication Date: 2025
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The New American Farmer -- Extension Engagement with Urban Agriculture and Food Systems
Margaux S. C. Robinson; KC V. Cunningham; Jeffery A. Young; Nicole D. Breazeale; Kenneth R. Jones; Julie N. Zimmerman
Journal of Extension, v63 n1 Article 20 2025
Extension's evolving role in urban food production will require intensive reflexivity and ongoing collaboration. Extension educators around the country have already made progress in engaging with both the social and horticultural sides of urban agriculture. Designed appropriately, urban food systems hold the potential for healthy food access, community and environmental resilience, and economic prosperity (Rangarajan & Riordan 2019). Moving forward, we offer recommendations for Extension staff to apply within their institutions and beyond. Specifically, we urge Extension to prioritize the following: (1) mediate the rural/urban dichotomy, (2) tackle structural and institutional power dynamics, and (3) intensify strategies for community resilience.
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Power Structure, Extension Education, Agricultural Production, Urban Areas, Food, Educational Practices, Rural Urban Differences, Resilience (Psychology), Barriers, Role of Education
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