{"id":1526,"date":"2026-09-08T15:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T19:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/?page_id=1526"},"modified":"2026-09-11T11:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:13:10","slug":"sustainable-food-systems-b-a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/sustainable-food-systems-b-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Food Systems B.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Sustainable Food Systems B.A.<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2111\/SFS-BA-Hero-2026.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"SFS BA\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-sfs-ba\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-1531\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1531\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/sustainable-food-systems-b-a\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1538\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1538\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/sustainable-food-systems-b-a\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1542\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1542\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/sustainable-food-systems-b-a\/careers\/\">Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This interdisciplinary major equips you to research, write about, and advocate for sustainable, equitable, and resilient food systems\u2014from your own neighborhood to the global stage. Because food systems intersect with so many other fields\u2014sociology, history, journalism, nutrition, education, business, and beyond\u2014the major is designed to pair with a complementary major of your choice, letting you bring your own disciplinary lens to the study of food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ll explore the full food supply chain\u2014production, processing, distribution, consumption, and waste management and recovery\u2014and the cultural, social, economic, and policy forces that shape it at every step.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  float: right\"><h1>Contact<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Taylor<br><strong>Phone:<\/strong>&nbsp;401.874.9027<br><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jr_taylor@uri.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:jr_taylor@uri.edu\">jr_taylor@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This interdisciplinary major equips you to research, write about, and advocate for sustainable, equitable, and resilient food systems\u2014from your own neighborhood to the global stage. 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