Activating Food Systems Course

Course Outline

A colorful informational poster about the Living Earth College activiating food systems 7-week online cohort course starting April 22, 2026. The poster includes course overview, weekly outlines, enrollment details, contact information, and the college's website, with large vertical text on the left side and a background of soft pastel colors.

Skills You Will Develop

• Seeing the whole food system — understanding how soil, farms, infrastructure, markets and governance interact within a region

• Mapping local food systems — identifying the key actors, relationships and resources shaping food in your community

• Designing practical food system projects — developing a real initiative to strengthen a local food system in your region

• Strengthening community food initiatives — supporting food hubs, cooperatives, markets and local food networks

• Understanding regional food infrastructure — recognising the role of distribution, processing and local supply chains

• Working with policy and local government — understanding how municipal planning and governance influence food systems

• Building resilient regional food economies — connecting farmers, communities and institutions to support thriving local food systems


“Most courses talk about food systems. This one helps you design one. In the Activating Food Systems course you will develop a practical project to strengthen a local food system in your own region.”

– Dr Emily Samuels-Ballantyne