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Enhancing Food Security Through Experiential Sustainability Leadership Practices: A Study of the Seed to Supper program
Journal of Sustainability Education (2013)
  • Denissia Withers, Portland State University
  • Heather Burns, Portland State University
Abstract

Experiential and inclusive sustainability leadership practices in learning garden programs can lead to increased community food security. This recent study shows that Oregon Food Bank’s Seed to Supper program increases food literacy, builds social capital, and creates opportunities for fostering inclusive leadership in learning garden communities. Through a mixed-methods community-based research process, the study found that learner empowerment through food literacy and sustainability leadership increased access to locally-grown foods for food insecure populations. The leadership model discussed in this paper uses the concept of the web of inclusion (Helgesen, 1990) as a framework for discussing the intricate social networks within the Seed to Supper program.

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Publication Date
May, 2013
Citation Information
Denissia Withers and Heather Burns. "Enhancing Food Security Through Experiential Sustainability Leadership Practices: A Study of the Seed to Supper program" Journal of Sustainability Education Vol. 5 (2013)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/heather_burns/16/