Date Available
8-13-2019
Year of Publication
2019
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Community & Leadership Development
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Community and Leadership Development
Advisor
Dr. Keiko Tanaka
Abstract
Non-profits that do community-led food justice work with lower income communities face particular constraints and opportunities. This study examined those constraints and opportunities through participant observation of one such organization and interviews with four other organizations. Findings include the diversity of definitions for “community-led,” assets that can help or constrain the organization, and diversity in defining “scaling up” their organization models and missions. The organizations that heavily focused on lower income consumers noted tensions with the board of the non- profit and lack of engagement of consumers. I conclude by critiquing using language such as “models,” “scaling up,” or “replicating” when doing community-led food justice with lower income communities. I propose using the “scaling deep” framework (Moore, Riddell & Vocisano, 2015) and using Social Network Analysis as a tool for community development and developing alternative food initiatives with lower income individuals and communities.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2019.359
Recommended Citation
Cuellar, Teya, "CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN COMMUNITY-LED FOOD JUSTICE MODELS" (2019). Theses and Dissertations--Community & Leadership Development. 49.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cld_etds/49
