‘Which methods are appropriate for research work that seeks to decolonise food geographies?' This tricky question concentrated minds in the third workshop of the ‘decolonising food geographies’ series. Participants focused on the use of scholar-activist methods in development studies across the global north and south, and discussed the complexities of privileging marginalised voices.
Urban Agriculture and Food Collection
A Boost for Urban Agriculture and Food learning and Activism at the D. G. Ivey Library of New College, University of Toronto The D. G. Ivey Library at New College, University of Toronto, has acquired a unique collection in the field of urban agriculture and food studies. The collection, made available through the generous donation... Continue Reading →
Food Geographies session proposals for RGS-IBG AC 2019
The Food Geographies Working Group (FGWG)invites proposals for the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2019 being held in London from Wednesday 28th August to Friday 30th August 2019. Professor Hester Parr will chair the conference with the theme of‘geographies of trouble / geographies of hope’.
Call for abstracts for a book chapter: ‘Food for Degrowth: Principles, Case Studies and Challenges’
Understanding ‘food for degrowth’ as sets of practices along the food chain, this book will explore actual and possible degrowth projects in cities and towns that reduce energy and material consumption while re-valuing the social and environmental values and practices that make us human and sustain us. Following the publication of Housing for Degrowth, the planned Food for Degrowth book seeks to examine how food is experienced in and across the city, joining with other urban elements such as water, energy, waste, built form, mobility and planning. We propose a scholarly-activist book on food for degrowth exploring many environmental, social, political and economic issues. Contributions will interrogate existing models and potential alternatives. We plan to include diverse examples from villages and cities around the world that showcase exemplary food for degrowth practices, identify lessons from key experiments, and analyse and reflect on how we can vastly improve how urban food systems can be experienced and performed.
Sponsored Sessions at RGS-IBG 2018 Annual International Conference
A preliminary programme of all Food Geographies Working Group sponsored events during the RGS-IBG 2018 International Annual Conference.
Planning Change in the City: food futures
This active symposium, convened by the RGS-IBG Food Geographies Working Group, will explore some of the key challenges, tensions and opportunities in contemporary urban food systems. In the morning, a panel and creative workshop will get us engaging with these issues before we go out into Cardiff in the afternoon to see how they play out in practice, engaging with some of the city's food initiatives. The day will end with a shared meal at a local food project.
FGRG Book Review Guidelines
We welcome book reviews that offer a thoughtful engagement of food-related research, policy, knowledge and action. We are particularly interested in reviews of manuscripts that would appeal to geographers who study all aspects of food from across the breadth of geography’s sub-disciplines. We ask that reviews provide: A careful summary of the book's central features, including its... Continue Reading →
Call for papers on “Community self-organisation and landscapes of food justice and sustainability”
This session considers the role of community self-organisation in relation to new landscapes of food justice and sustainability. Recent years have seen a flourishing of community-led initiatives aiming to create food systems which deliver nourishing food whilst upholding principles such as care for planetary resources, fair livelihoods for producers, food rights for consumers and compassion for animals.
Conference “Connections and missing links between urban agriculture, food and food systems” organised by Universidade Nova de Lisboa with the participation of RUAF
This call for abstracts intends to select papers that will be presented during a scientific event evolving around three sessions and that is organised by Universidade Nova de Lisboa with the participation of RUAF scholars on the 26th of April 2018. Contributions should fall under one of the following topics: 1) Connections and missing links between Food related fields of research; 2) Linking up actors and scales; 3) Shifting from UA and food projects to policies
Report on FGWG Writing retreat in Bangor (Gwynedd)
by Mustafa Hasanov, Imogen Bellwood Howard & Rebecca Sandover Imagine the following: Tuesday evening, moody Welsh weather, plates on the table are empty, the glasses half full, and a bunch of food geographers are writing random phrases on small pieces of paper. Why, you ask, as well you should, would they do that? The fact is, this... Continue Reading →
RGS-IBG Food Geographies Research Group 