Cass Clay Food Partners: A networked response to COVID-19

Noelle Harden, Bob Bertsch, Kayla Carlson, Megan Myrdal, Irena Bobicic, Abby Gold, Kim Lipetzky and Tim Hiller

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2021, vol. 10, issue 2

Abstract: The Cass Clay Food Partners is a network of professionals, stakeholders, and residents serving Cass County, North Dakota, and Clay County, Minnesota, in creating a healthier, more just local food system. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cass Clay Food Partners quickly implemented a multipronged response that leveraged three critical assets of our network: (1) our unique structure, (2) our nuanced understanding of the social ties across overlapping networks, and (3) our ability to quickly pivot our work to address community needs. In this paper, we describe how our network re­sponded to both the challenges and opportunities presented to our food system by the COVID-19 crisis. We also provide tools and recommendations for other food policy and food network practitioners.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Health Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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