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The Southern Ontario node was based out of Wilfrid Laurier University and was initially led by Erin Nelson during her time as a postdoctoral fellow. The Southern Ontario node was then led by Theresa Schumilas after Erin began leading the Agroecology Working Group from the University of Guelph. Both Erin and Theresa worked in collaboration with Alison Blay-Palmer.

Research interests in the Southern Ontario Node included:

  • The potential of food hubs to support public procurement initiatives
  • Assessing effective models of multi-stakeholder partnerships
  • Evaluating the collective impact of food hubs within the local food systems
  • Working effectively and equitably with community food initiatives through community based and participatory action research methodologies
  • Imagining sustainable food systems resilience in the face of climate change
  • The intersection of open data, farmer livelihoods, and the digital farm gate
The Southern Ontario Node publications:
Ames, L. H. (2017). Young City Growers: Practices in stakeholder engagement as an emerging urban food project [Case Study]. https://fledgeresearch.ca/?p=1402 Cite Download
Blay-Palmer, A. (2016, November 23). New research on Ontario food hubs. Eastern Ontario Food Conference, Belleville, ON. Cite
Blay-Palmer, A. (2016, May 5). Climate resilient food systems in the greater Golden Horseshoe region [Panelist]. Cite
Blay-Palmer, A. (2018, March 13). How do online sales affect grocery stores? [Interview on CTV News, Waterloo, ON]. Cite
Blay-Palmer, A. (2019, October). Fostering effective agroecological and agroforestry practices for sustainable transformation and food resilience: Concluding remarks. XXV IUFRO World Congress, Curitiba, Brazil. Cite
Blay-Palmer, A., Ballamingie, P., Emanuel, B., & Schumilas, T. (2018, October 23). Levers for food system change: A panel discussion on urban food security, urban food justice and international agreements. Cite
Blay-Palmer, A., Carey, R., Valette, E., & Sanderson, M. R. (2020). Post COVID 19 and food pathways to sustainable transformation. Agriculture and Human Values, 37(3), 517–519. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-020-10051-7 Cite Download Download
Blay-Palmer, A., Conaré, D., Meter, K., & Di Battista, A. (2019). The view from here: A critical consideration of sustainable food system assessments. In A. Blay-Palmer, D. Conaré, K. Meter, A. Di Battista, & C. Johnston (Eds.), Sustainable food system assessment: Lessons from global practice (1st ed., pp. 234–251). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429439896 Cite Download
Dale, B., Andrée, P., Legault, B., Levkoe, C., Livingstone, L., Schumilas, T., & Thomas, D. (2020, January 22). Supporting farmer livelihoods: Research partnership for action [Webinar]. Cite
Di Battista, A., & Young, L. (n.d.). “Change worth striving for”: International agreements as levers for food system change (Season 1 Episode 5). https://handpickedpodcast.libsyn.com/ Cite
Fremes, M. (2019, January). Walk the walk at FLEdGE. FLEdGE Research Blog. https://fledgeresearch.ca/2019/01/31/walk-the-walk-at-fledge/ Cite
Glaros, A. (2019, September). Radical, regurgitated, somewhere in between? Narratives of digital agriculture technologies and food system transformation in Southern Ontario. Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food System & Food: Locally Embedded Globally Engaged Partnership Second Annual Student Symposium, Waterloo, ON. Cite
Godfrey, N. (2017). Feeding Halton: Co-location food hub and a path towards a more inclusive food system (p. 14). FLEdGE, Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, Wilfrid Laurier University. https://fledgeresearch.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/fledge-case-study-feeding-halton.pdf Cite Download
Halliday, J., Deepa, J., Young, L., & van Veenhuizen, R. (2020). Gender in Urban Food Systems. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 37. https://ruaf.org/assets/2020/07/UA-Magazine-37_web.pdf Cite Download
Jekums, A. (2017). FoodShare good food market expansion explorer. FLEdGE. https://fledgeresearch.ca/resources-results/food-access/foodshare-good-food-market-expansion-explorer/ Cite
Kerr, P. (2019, December 1). Landscape wish list for 2020: Pollinator success. https://horttrades.com/landscape-wish-list-for-2020-pollinator-success Cite
Maggie Mills. (2018, January 17). Food Hub Breakeven Analysis Tool. FLEdGE. https://fledgeresearch.ca/resources-results/food-growing-and-harvesting/food-hub-breakeven-analysis-tool/ Cite
Marshman, J. (2019). Communing with bees: A whole-of-community approach to address crisis in the anthropocene. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 9(A), 87–110. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2019.091.029 Cite Download
Marshman, J. (2019, September 23). Wild bees need our protection - Opinion. The Record. https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/2019/09/23/wild-bees-need-our-protection.html Cite
Laurier earns its pollinator wings with official Bee Campus designation. (2019, November 25). Laurier News Hub. https://www.wlu.ca/news/news-releases/2019/nov/laurier-earns-its-pollinator-wings-with-official-bee-campus-designation.html Cite
Marshman, J. (2019, June 28). The bee city movement: How communities are embracing bees in the urban landscape. Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Conference, Anchorage, Alaska. Cite
Marshman, J., Blay-Palmer, A., & Landman, K. (2019). Anthropocene crisis: climate change, pollinators, and food security. Environments, 6(2), 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments6020022 Cite Download
Mills, M. (2018). Working with 100KM Foods to Create New Tools for Food Hubs. FLEdGE Research Blog. https://fledgeresearch.ca/2018/01/19/working-with-100km-foods-to-create-new-tools-for-food-hubs/ Cite
Nagulan, J., & Livingstone, A. (2016). Community grown: Vibrant community owned public spaces [Case Study]. Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, Wilfrid Laurier University, and FoodShare Toronto. https://fledgeresearch.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/fledge-case-study-community-grown-1.pdf Cite Download
Santini, G., Dubbeling, M., & Blay-Palmer, A. (2019). Tools for food system change: City region food system assessment, planning, and policy. In A. Blay-Palmer, D. Conaré, K. Meter, A. Di Battista, & C. Johnston (Eds.), Sustainable food system assessment: Lessons from global practice (1st ed., pp. 178–194). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429439896 Cite Download
Schreiner, L. (2017, September 7). Models for new farmer training. FLEdGE: Food, Locally Embedded, Globally Engaged Meeting, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON. Cite
Schreiner, L. (2018, July 3). New paper scans programs for training a new generation of North American farmers. FLEdGE Research Blog. https://fledgeresearch.ca/2018/07/03/new-paper-scans-programs-for-training-a-new-generation-of-north-american-farmers/ Cite
Schreiner, L. (2018). How does a farmer learn to farm? A scan of practical farmer training programs. FLEdGE Research Blog. https://fledgeresearch.ca/2018/02/09/how-does-a-farmer-learn-to-farm-a-scan-of-practical-farmer-training-programs/ Cite
Schreiner, L., Levkoe, C. Z., & Schumilas, T. (2018). Categorizing practical training programs for new farmers: A North American scan. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 8(2), 9–17. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2018.082.012 Cite Download
Schreiner, L., Schumilas, T., & Levkoe, C. (2017). Options for new farmer training: A scan of farmer training programs in North America. https://fledgeresearch.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/internship-final-report-2018-01-24_ls-2.pdf Cite Download
Schumilas, T. (2017, September 7). Commons based peer production as participatory governance in food networks. FLEdGE: Food, Locally Embedded, Globally Engaged Meeting, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON. Cite
Schumilas, T. (2017, March 22). Open source technology solutions for co-ops and food hubs. Local Food and Farming Cooperatives Conference, Huntsville, ON. Cite
Schumilas, T. (2017, January 28). Introducing the Open Food Network. Guelph Organic Conference, Guelph, ON. Cite
Schumilas, T. (2016, October 15). Introducing the Open Food Network. Food Secure Canada, Toronto, ON. Cite
Schumilas, T. (2017, December 6). The food commons and its governance. Open Food Network Global Symposium, Melbourne, Australia. Cite
Schumilas, T. (2018, January 27). Introducing Open Food Network - Tech enabling food sovereignty. Guelph Organic Conference, Guelph, ON. Cite
Schumilas, T. (2018, March 20). Sales software for co-ops. Local Food and Farming Co-operative Assembly, Schomberg, Ontario. Cite
Schumilas, T. (2018). Tweeters & eaters, hackers & snackers: Digitally-enabled inspiration for the food movement. FLEdGE Research Blog. https://fledgeresearch.ca/2018/02/15/tweeters-eaters-hackers-snackers-digitally-enabled-inspiration-for-the-food-movement/ Cite
Schumilas, T. (2017). Food sovereignty requires tech sovereignty. FLEdGE Research Blog. https://fledgeresearch.ca/resources-results/food-growing-and-harvesting/food-sovereignty-requires-tech-sovereignty/ Cite
Schumilas, T. (n.d.). Introducing Open Food Network - Canada (p. 22). Centre for Sustainable Food Systems. https://fledgeresearch.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/introducing-open-food-network-for-posting.pdf Cite Download
Schumilas, T. (2017). Talking tech with foodies: ICT needs of community food initiatives. https://fledgeresearch.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/talking-tech-with-foodies-ict-needs-june-30-2017.pdf Cite Download
Schumilas, T. (2018, November 2). Organic food and farming in China [Book Launch]. Food Secure Canada Assembly. Cite
Schumilas, T. (2019, February 26). The open food network - A distributed marketplace for making food fair. Local Food and Farming Cooperatives, Guelph, ON. Cite
Talukder, B., Blay-Palmer, A., vanLoon, G. W., & Hipel, K. W. (2020). Towards complexity of agricultural sustainability assessment: Main issues and concerns. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 6, 100038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2020.100038 Cite Download Download
Valette, E., Schreiber, K., Conaré, D., Bonomelli, V., Blay-Palmer, A., Bricas, N., Sautier, D., & Lepiller, O. (2019). An emerging user-led participatory methodology: mapping impact pathways of urban food system sustainability innovations. In A. Blay-Palmer, D. Conaré, K. Meter, A. Di Battista, & C. Johnston (Eds.), Sustainable food system assessment: Lessons from global practice (1st ed., pp. 19–41). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429439896 Cite Download
Wilkes, J. (2020, November 18). Legitimacy gaps and fragile forums: Challenges facing the Food Systems Summit and the Committee on World Food Security [Online]. FLEdGE Student Symposium 2020. Cite
Young, L. (2019, September). The most expensive lettuce in Quito: A feminist analysis of urban agriculture. Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food System & Food: Locally Embedded Globally Engaged Partnership Second Annual Student Symposium, Waterloo, ON. Cite
Young, L. (2019). Growing food in the city: Urban agriculture in Quito, Ecuador, through a feminist lens. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 9(A), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2019.091.040 Cite Download
Young, L., & Di Battista, A. (n.d.). “I can seed something here, I have land”: Intersectionality, urban agriculture, and community benefit in Quito, Ecuador (Season 2, Episode 1). https://handpickedpodcast.libsyn.com/ Cite
Young, L., & Di Battista, A. (n.d.). “We are all shepards of the data”: Food, technology and data sovereignty (Season 1 Episode 6). https://handpickedpodcast.libsyn.com/ Cite