Colin Anderson
@AndersonColinR
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Researcher. Agroecology. Food systems. Food sovereignty. Just sustainabilities. Social movements. Pedagogy. Participatory/Action Research.
Portland, OR
Joined November 2009
๐ก New encyclopedia entries to add to the growing understanding of food sovereignty and agroecology, very complex processes and movements, that defy straightforward definitions. ๐ฑ food sovereignty: https://t.co/kWPJyQP4ZQ ๐ฟ agroecology: https://t.co/cThBXv8IOD
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I'm excited to be recruiting for two fully funded phd positions to join our team to advance our work on transformative agroecology.
We're excited to share that the UVM Institute for Agroecology is offering a fully funded PhD position in Transformative Agroecology! Applications due Sept 29, 2024. Details and application: https://t.co/DI4zrC9bmi
#Agroecology #PhDOpportunity #SustainabilityResearch
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Thanks @Agroecology_UVM for lifting up our book on Transformative Agroecology!
๐จInstagram Giveaway๐จ To enter to win this book go to our Instagram page and... ๐ Like this post โ๏ธ Leave a comment about the first time you encountered agroecology ๐ซถ Tag a friend โฐ Do it all by 6/28, 10 AM EST ๐ข Winner will be announced in the comments by Monday 7/1
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Please pass this along to anyone who might be interested in a postdoctoral research position with us at the @Agroecology_UVM with @FoodSolutionsNE supported by @UVM_FSRC on, โTransforming Regional Food Systems through Agroecology, the Right to Food and Just Transitions.โ
Join Our Team! The UVM Institute for Agroecology is hiring a postdoctoral researcher for an exciting participatory action research project. To learn more about this two year position and apply, visit our site. Applications due July 8, 2024. https://t.co/DI4zrC9bmi ๐โจ๐
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Join Our Team! The UVM Institute for Agroecology is hiring a postdoctoral researcher for an exciting participatory action research project. To learn more about this two year position and apply, visit our site. Applications due July 8, 2024. https://t.co/DI4zrC9bmi ๐โจ๐
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Transform society through agroecology: Pursue a graduate certificate in agroecology! We offer two certificate options: The full certificate is 15 credits and the micro-certificate is 9 credits. Learn more and register here: https://t.co/nebn1KzsPy Photo: Josh Defibaugh
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๐ช Agroecological farming can be labor-intensive, but community labor brigades can offer a solution when farmers need extra hands. On 5/3, the VT Agroecology School organized work brigade to plant a riparian buffer zone at Foote Brook Farm in Johnson, VT.
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๐ Partner spotlight: We want to take a moment to highlight the work of our collaborators at the Caliata Initiative! They support indigenous food systems projects in the Andes through media, research, and community engagement. Learn more at https://t.co/ubEbqwey8G!
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๐ผ Join us for the third webinar in the Education for Agroecological Transformations series with the University of Cordoba (@ISECagroeco) to discuss their Masters and PhD programs on June 6th at 11 am EST: https://t.co/ueY58WMQcp ๐Se proporcionarรก traducciรณn espaรฑol-inglรฉs.
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Fresh off the press! Yesterday, Nature Food published an article penned by a team of international experts, including our very own IfA co-directors, Ernesto Mรฉndez and Colin Anderson: "Knowledge Democratization Approaches for Food Systems Transformation." https://t.co/51FjixYJ5m
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๐A book so good we had to share it again: "Everyday Experts: How people's knowledge can transform the food system"! ๐ Read this open-access book here: https://t.co/xumoU1SnGA
#ThrowbackThursday #agroecology #openaccess #foodsystems
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๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ || ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ป๐ธ๐ผ, ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ Farmer and organizer for rural women, Mariama is the national coordinator of Nous sommes la solutionย (We are the solution) in Senegal, a rural womenโs movement
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Seeking students to join our learning community this fall! Course 1 - Participatory Action Research and Agroecology (I'm teaching) Course 2 - on Transformative Agroecology (also fully online) taught by Martha Caswell @UVMCALS
๐ฑSpring has officially started, but we are already getting excited for fall classes. These courses are designed for mixed cohorts of graduate students and folks whose work and interests are connected to food and farming systems across the globe: https://t.co/9cCUXeryea
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How can we know if (and to what extent) a project, initiative or program will contribute towards transitions towards agroecology? Check out this new article that I helped to pull together that describes work to develop a tool for measuring "agroecologicalness"
๐๐ข New article! โ When can we know that a project, process, or initiative is agroecological? ๐ Check out a new #openaccess article on measuring agroecology here: https://t.co/CvAEejktWD
@ucpress #agroecology #foodsystems #industraialag
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This new encyclopedia -- written by IfA's @AndersonColinR, Martha Caswell, and co-author Claire Lamine -- articulates agroecology as a transgressive framework rooted in the struggle for food sovereignty. Read the full article here: https://t.co/cThBXv8IOD
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Two weeks ago, we presented on Agroecology and Food Sovereignty in the 20th Congress of the Latin American Society for Nutrition (SLAN-2023). Thank you very much Will Waters for organizing the symposium. Thank you @Agroecology_UVM for creating this note ๐ฑโฅ๏ธ
Carlos Andrรฉs and @AmayaCarrascoT1, members of the IfA, were part of the Scientific Committee of the @slanoficial Congress 2023, held in Cuenca, Ecuador where they organized a symposium on the Contributions of Agroecology to Food Sovereignty and Healthy Nutrition.
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Forum fun has begun!! We had the chance to walk around the Burlington Farmers Market and talk to producers. We tried many regional specialties like fire cider, cheddar cheese, maple candy, even oysters! We even met the LT Governor of VT, a farmer himself!
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๐ฝ๏ธ Join us for the first U.S. screening of a new documentary which explores the successes and challenges of the Cuban agri-food system through the voices of farmers and specialists, who make the case for why #agroecology is the path to achieve #foodsovereignty.
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Join us at our Global Forum on September 18th to learn more about our work and be inspired by the brilliant speakers we bring to Vermont from Africa, Latin America, Europe, and North America. Register here: https://t.co/AstJo8npiF
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Thank you to the McKnight Foundation and the Schmitt Family Foundation's 11th Hour project for supporting our work to build knowledge networks for agroecological transformation. Register for our upcoming Global Forum and join our growing network: https://t.co/AstJo8npiF
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