Community Food Systems and Planning Curricula

Abstract

This article examines the teaching of food systems in U.S. planning programs. An overview of current food systems education in planning programs is provided, followed by an exploration of options for teaching community food systems in planning programs. An in-depth examination of an ongoing community food systems course provides contours for an emerging pedagogy of food system planning—one that is anchored in critical analysis of existing food and community issues and development of the skills requisite for effective participation in community food system planning.