Participation Type
Poster
Presentation #1 Title
Institutional Procurement of Local Food at Appalachian State University
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
The poster will compile research conducted to aid in strengthening relationships between High Country Local First and Appalachian State University’s Food Procurement Administrators via the Local Appetite program. Local Appetite was created as a partnership between High Country farmers, local organizations, and Appalachian State University. Dr. William Schumann, the Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University, in collaboration with Local Appetite, created a graduate level course- Community Based Research and Development- enabling him to teach graduate students research and community organization skills while surveying Appalachian State University students to gauge their interest and support in bringing more local food to the University’s dining services. The research conducted consisted of six weeks of surveying students who patronize the dining halls on a regular basis. The information gathered will be placed into a final analysis, along with examples of abstracts of literary reviews on local food procurement that were shared with Local Appetite to use while furthering discussion with Appalachian State University’s Food Procurement Administration. The poster will convey the survey, results, and final analysis. More generally, the poster will illustrate an example of local food networking which could be applied in other Appalachian towns and beyond.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Laura Brookshire is a student at Appalachian State University pursuing dual Masters degrees in the Appalachian Studies program and Public Administration program. Her area of focus is agricultural economic development in Southern Appalachia.
Institutional Procurement of Local Food at Appalachian State University
The poster will compile research conducted to aid in strengthening relationships between High Country Local First and Appalachian State University’s Food Procurement Administrators via the Local Appetite program. Local Appetite was created as a partnership between High Country farmers, local organizations, and Appalachian State University. Dr. William Schumann, the Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University, in collaboration with Local Appetite, created a graduate level course- Community Based Research and Development- enabling him to teach graduate students research and community organization skills while surveying Appalachian State University students to gauge their interest and support in bringing more local food to the University’s dining services. The research conducted consisted of six weeks of surveying students who patronize the dining halls on a regular basis. The information gathered will be placed into a final analysis, along with examples of abstracts of literary reviews on local food procurement that were shared with Local Appetite to use while furthering discussion with Appalachian State University’s Food Procurement Administration. The poster will convey the survey, results, and final analysis. More generally, the poster will illustrate an example of local food networking which could be applied in other Appalachian towns and beyond.
