Exploring Extension Agents' Understandings of Local and Resilient Food Systems

Authors

Hannah Dankbar, NC State UniversityFollow
Brooke Matusko, NC State UniversityFollow

Volume

63

Issue

2

DOI

10.34068/joe.63.02.06

Abstract

Currently, there is a focus on bolstering local food systems to support overall food system resilience. Local and resilient food systems, though related, are distinct concepts. Their use in food system development is complicated by varying interpretations. Data from a survey of North Carolina Extension agents, a group of food system practitioners, identified a range of definitions of these terms. The results underscore the complex landscape of local food system development and identify a need to build on conceptual understandings within the Extension community and establish shared understandings within food system development efforts.

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Recommended Citation

Dankbar, H., & Matusko, B. (2025). Exploring Extension Agents' Understandings of Local and Resilient Food Systems. The Journal of Extension, 63(2), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.63.02.06