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- The Beauty of Relationships and Shared Values in a StormBendfeldt, Eric S.; Price, French (Virginia Tech, 2020-07-16)A coalition of regional partners working collaboratively and cooperatively to keep communities fed, farmers engaged, and local businesses and organizations operating. This short vignette is part of our “Virginia Food Systems and COVID-19 Story Collection Project” that aims to highlight, collect, and share stories of hope and resilience in our food system amidst the pandemic.
- Hidden in Plain Sight: Community Food Security NeedsBendfeldt, Eric S. (Virginia Tech, 2020-09-15)The New River Valley Glean Team was formed ten years ago to address community food security, a food system need that is often hidden in plain sight. This short article is part of our “Virginia Food Systems and COVID-19 Story Collection Project” that aims to highlight, collect, and share stories of hope and resilience in our food system amidst the pandemic.
- Honest to Goodness Dairy and CommunityBendfeldt, Eric S. (Virginia Tech, 2020-06-29)An honest commitment to dairy farming, community relations, agricultural education, and adaptive business planning by Richlands Dairy and Creamery. This short vignette is part of our “Virginia Food Systems and COVID-19 Story Collection Project” that aims to highlight, collect, and share stories of hope and resilience in our food system amidst the pandemic.
- The Significance of Local and Regional Food Systems for Community Resilience: If Not Now, Then When?Bendfeldt, Eric S. (Virginia Tech, 2020-04-02)With our busy schedules, and under normal conditions, we often take working farms and landscapes for granted and do not notice the beauty of our surroundings, the cultural fabric of society, or consider the foundational economic and community impact of farm and food businesses. It is sometimes forgotten how interconnected we are as we go to work or move about our daily activities. Presently, the significance of local and regional food systems to community resilience cannot be overstated. During this unsettling time of social distancing and working to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19), we may have a brief moment to reflect on and appreciate how a strong agricultural base and diverse food value chain is something important to be protected, appreciated, and planned for at the local, regional, and national level as our communities change in response to the current situation.
- Struggle and Adaptation During COVID-19 Food System DisruptionsBendfeldt, Eric S.; Niewolny, Kimberly L. (Virginia Tech, 2020-05-08)This time of collectively enduring and working to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) presents many challenges to people, communities, states, nations, and the world. Currently, we are urged to stay-at-home if possible, keep social distance and shelter in place to flatten the curve, protect people at high risk and most vulnerable to infection, and curtail the asymptomatic spread of the virus. Economically, people are facing and experiencing the disruption of schedules, careers, livelihoods, and protracted financial losses. Businesses, particularly in the food service and hospitality sectors, are experiencing declining sales, decreased revenue, and tremendous uncertainty. Food economics Professor William Masters of Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy states the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is “the largest loss of income and decline in gross domestic product caused by a single identifiable event” (Jiminez, 2020, p. 2).