Resources: Sustainability Education and The Good Food Movement

Sustainability Education is as much about HOW you teach as it is about the content. It is a participatory experience where people develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and connections to affect positive change in the world. At Root Forward, we base our approach on UNESCO's Education for Sustainable Development, integrating key sustainable development issues into both teaching and learning experiences. We draw on the "total environment," recognizing that social, economic, and environmental issues are connected. Solving complex problems requires people who can communicate and collaborate across disciplines and differences.

The Good Food Movement has many voices and perspectives. Food is a natural and powerful gathering point, something all of us can relate to. We view it as part of Sustainability Education, using food and farming as lenses to address food (in)security, nutrition and health, sustainable agriculture,  and generally a more equitable and sustainable food system.

The Good Food Movement Resources
These organizations are notable in The Good Food Movement, many with strong youth programs.

The Good Food Movement-Farm Aid
GRuB (Garden-Raised Bounty)

The Food Project

Seattle Tilth

Rooted in Community

Janus Youth Programs

Growing Power

Life Lab - Food What?!

Ma'o Organic Farm

Small Planet Institute

Sustainability Education
These organizations provide resources, research, and action in Sustainability Education.

Farm-Based Education Network

Cornell University Local and Regional Food System Library Guides

Center for Ecoliteracy

E3 Washington

UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development

Tilth Producers of Washington

ATTRA

Seattle Tilth

UC Davis Sustainable Agriculture and Research Program

The Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems

North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)

Association for Experiential Education

Life Lab