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Articles on food co-op

May 13, 2025

Community‑run food co‑ops can reduce food insecurity and boost healthy diets, research shows

Katherine Kent, University of Wollongong; Cristy Brooks, Western Sydney University, and Freya MacMillan, Western Sydney University

Food co-ops are local groups where people join together to buy food in bulk, usually straight from farmers or wholesalers.

September 7, 2020

Marsha Smith, Nottingham Trent University and David Bek, Coventry University

Can social eating networks offer a model for a new future of food?

July 10, 2019

Jennifer D. Adams, University of Calgary and Pieranna Pieroni, City University of New York

Urban gardening is a departure point for learning about land and relationships, as well as food, consumer culture and social activism.

Pieranna Pieroni
PhD student. The Graduate Center, City University of New York
David Bek
Professor in Sustainability and Economic Development, Coventry University
Marsha Smith
Phd Candidate, Centre for Business in Society, Coventry University, Coventry University
Jennifer D. Adams
Canada Research Chair of Creativity and STEM and Associate Professor, University of Calgary
Cristy Brooks
Associate Lecturer in Interprofessional Health Sciences, Western Sydney University
Katherine Kent
Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Wollongong
Freya MacMillan
Professor, Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University