Sustainable Agriculture & Food Policy

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Lewis on theology of food and labor in the face of climate change

In this article for U.S. Catholic Magazine, Michelle describes the injustice in our current food labor system, tells her own story about how growing food helped her personal liberation, and proposes a liberatory theology of food that would help everyone gain access to grow their own food in safety.
May 27, 2026
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Rodríguez-Cruz: Zero-waste community kitchens turn scraps into flavor-packed dishes

"When I visited Lima during the summer of 2025, I went to lunch at the CCORI restaurant that had recently opened," Luis writes. "I ate a dish made using all parts of the broccoli, featuring florets and shoots topped with crispy leaves, a sea of greens and textures over a creamy base made from the stalk. I also enjoyed a dish made from preserves, including fruit seeds and vegetable peels used in other dishes."
May 27, 2026
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Rodríguez-Cruz newsletter nominated for Impact Media Award

Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz’s newsletter, La Fiambrera, has been nominated for a 2026 Impact Media Award by the Wildseeds Foundation. “Each year, Wildseeds Fund's Impact Media Award spotlights emerging and influential media makers and...
April 23, 2026
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Harley organizes Building Capacity for Sustainability Development seminars

Alicia Harley organizes webinars exploring “What operational skills are most important to effectively pursue sustainable development goals? How can change agents find and strengthen these skills?” as part of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Sustainability Science Program.
March 26, 2026
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McClintock explores networked governance of Montreal’s solidarity greenhouses

Greenhouses in Montreal, Canada tend to be small scale and community operated, with equity missions. In this article, Nathan McClintock and co-authors characterize the everyday governance of these “solidarity greenhouses” and examine the conditions that mediate their emergence and success.
February 18, 2026
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Niles hired as public health & environmental Professor at Brown University

Meredith Niles is bringing her interdisciplinary research focused on advancing sustainable food security and improving health, environmental, and rural livelihood outcomes in food systems, especially with rural communities, to Brown...
January 29, 2026
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Krupnik joins CGIAR as Director of Scaling for Impact

Timothy Krupnik is continuing his work as a driver of sustainable agriculture research and solutions in his new role as Director of the CGIAR Scaling for Impact Program. This program “works globally to move research into impact and advance...
January 29, 2026
Leadership Grant Grant

Changing Tides in the Caribbean Sea: Supporting the Integration of Fisheries into Agroecology and Island Food Systems Work

Luis will create a bilingual book telling the stories of Caribbean small-scale fisherfolk, highlighting the role of fishers in achieving just, sovereign, and sustainable food systems under a changing climate. Hosted by the Caribbean Agroecology Institute, Luis’ project aims to integrate the role of fisheries and small-scale fisherfolk into sustainable food systems discourses, and provide actionable insights for conservation, policy, and food systems transformation in Puerto Rico and the broader Caribbean.
December 18, 2025
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Rodríguez-Cruz: What life in Culebra shows us about access to seafood

Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz co-facilitated a workshop imagining a collaborative future around equitable access to local fish in the Puerto Rican community of Culebra and beyond.
November 20, 2025
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Seed banks foster agriculture in Puerto Rico, writes Rodríguez-Cruz

Luis Alexis Rodríguez Cruz starts his article for Nueve Millones exploring how communities can build agency over their food systems by developing seed banks at various scales with a text from fellow Switzer Fellow Olivia Walton asking “Do...
September 30, 2025