A criticla look at 15 food system assessments from across the US and Canada. If these reports attempt to address the entire food system, what are they including, and what is left out?

1. Assessing the Assessors: Towards a more sustainable Food System Marisol Pierce-Quiñonez

2. Outline What is a Food System What is a Food System Assessment Matrix of Sustainable Food Systems Strengths/Weaknesses of FSAs Conclusion

3. The Food System

4. The Three Pillars of Sustainability

5. Sustainable Food System Equation

6. Sustainable Food System Matrix

8. Standard toolkit has been established

9. Systems approach

11. Strengths of Assessments

12. Weaknesses of Assessments

13. Issue Areas and Action Items

14. Shining Stars

15. Conclusion Standard toolkit is needed FSAs should include more policy recommendations Continuing research on FSA outcomes

16. Thank You! Marisol Pierce-Quiñonez marisol.pierce_quinonez@tufts.edu