Tommy Bleasdale Ph.D. has published academic papers and popular articles about food justice movements and urban agriculture in Phoenix, Arizona. Working closely with practitioners over the last seven years, he has both observed and taken part in multiple aspects of local food system establishment, from gardening to policy creation.

Dr. Bleasdale is an active participant in many local food movements. He helps shape urban and just community-based food systems using the best information available. By fusing the knowledge of academia with the experience of practitioners he crafts material to meet the needs of a community.

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URBAN FOOD SYSTEMS: PARTNERS

I have worked with many community partners for both my Ph.D. research and also because I wanted to participate in the process of establishing, maintaining, and expanding local and urban food systems in my city. These partnerships are one of the most satisfying components of my work and I have credited my community partners in most of my publications and professional presentations.

Selected community partners include:

St. Luke's Health Initiative (Twitter: @SLHI)

TigerMountain Foundation (Facebook Page)

International Rescue Committee (IRC) New Roots Fostering Agricultural Refugee Microenterprise (FARM) program:
http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-phoenix-az/new-roots
http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-phoenix-az/new-roots-farm-program-grows-irc

Phoenix Revitalization Corporation, and especially the Grant Park Community Garden (Facebook)

The Grant Park Community Garden

Wesley/Amigos Center, and the Desierto Verde Community Garden