[Sdpg] Seeking Food System Papers, Theses, and Dissertations

[New Food System Journal]

Proposed Food System Journal for Community Development Practitioners, Students and Faculty
SHARE YOUR IDEAS: Go directly to Food System Journal SURVEY at www.surveymonkey.com/journalsurvey
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Dear Student and Faculty Colleagues,
The study of food systems and agricultural development in North America and other western societies is a relatively young but rich field that includes basic and applied research and a growing number of courses and degree programs. In addition, students are engaging in a variety of strategies to connect their schools to the local farming community, including college farms and CSAs, special new farmer courses, and farm-to-college programs to bring local food to campus dining halls.
New Leaf Associates Publishing and Consulting, which specializes in regional farming and food systems, is exploring the development of an ONLINE JOURNAL and supporting WEBSITE to provide both practical information on the state-of-the-art for food system and agriculture development practitioners, and also to serve as a publishing vehicle for applied researchers and young scholars. The journal and website will also provide a way for student programs and organizations to network internationally in order to share information and ideas.
By focusing on planning and development in the context of farming and food security, this applied research and practitioners' journal will complement other more academic journals, such as Food, Culture & Society, Agriculture and Human Values, and Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (formerly American Journal of Alternative Agriculture). 
We would appreciate your input on journal and website content and features as a potential author, site member and/or subscriber through a brief survey. It will take just 10 minutes or so, and you will be making an important contribution to the emerging field of food systems and agriculture development.
Survey link: www.surveymonkey.com/journalsurvey 
We are also looking for content for the inaugural issue of the journal. The last page of the survey asks you to describe any material that you would like considered for publishing. Please feel free to note papers, articles and the like that would be of interest to your colleagues.
If you are short on time, please consider completing a short version of the survey. It will only take a couple minutes.
Short survey link: www.surveymonkey.com/journalsurveyshort 
Thanks for your time and feedback!
-- New Leaf Associates, Inc., Publishing and Consulting 
info at newleafsite.com 
We respect your privacy. You may share your e-mail and other contact information in the survey if you choose.
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