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Can citizen science and other forms of participatory research help to generate crucial knowledge about the food system? This unique workshop examined this question by bringing together people who had diverse practical experiences with citizen science on a range of food and farming issues, from seed development to pesticide drift to neighborhood food availability. The purpose was to inspire participants to find connections between their own projects and the broader agri-food system, in order to collectively develop a citizen science research agenda. Download the report.
Beyond workshop discussions, participants heard presentations from Hawaiian food system experts and advocates. A field trip on the island of Oahu took participants to a Native Hawaiian fishpond restoration project. Participation in this workshop was by invitation only. However, there were two public events, including a keynote address by Robert Gottlieb, co-author of the book Food Justice. Professor Gottlieb shared his perspective on community-based research for a more just and sustainable food system. Funding for the workshop was provided by the National Science Foundation (Award #1743138). Location University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
Organizers.
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Abby Kinchy
Associate Professor Science and Technology Studies Department Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Author of Seeds, Science, and Struggle: The Global Politics of Transgenic Crops (MIT Press) |
Aya Hirata Kimura
Associate Professor Department of Sociology University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Author of Radiation Brain Moms and Citizen Scientists: The Gender Politics of Food Contamination after Fukushima (Duke University Press) Hidden Hunger: Gender and the Politics of Smarter Foods (Cornell University Press) Food and Power in Hawai'i: Visions for Food Democracy (University of Hawaii Press) |
Contact. |
For media inquiries and information about attending the public portions of the workshop, contact Aya Kimura ([email protected]).