
Food Movement
Beyond the Atlas, dive deeper into the Cincinnati region’s vibrant food story with a collection of companion projects.
Explore Community Food & Asset Maps highlighting neighborhood food resources, a Cincinnati Farming & Food History Timeline tracing over 250 years of regional innovation, an exploration of Ecovillagers’ Perceptions of Nature and Uses of Technology, a study of Community Supported Agriculture as Public Education, and a timeline of Ecology, Energy, and Alternative Agriculture.
Each project adds new layers of insight, creativity, and action toward building a healthier, more resilient local food system.
Community Food & Asset Maps
The Community Food Maps project brings local food systems to life through detailed, neighborhood-based maps. Each map highlights farmers, gardens, markets, and food access points, offering a powerful visual tool to understand and strengthen our region’s connection to fresh, healthy, and locally grown food.


A Cincinnati Farming & Food History Timeline
This comprehensive, hyperlinked timeline traces key moments in the food, farming, and agribusiness history of the Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Tri-State region, with a focus on Cincinnati and surrounding counties. Building on the work of local scholars, organizations, and food advocates, it offers a layered narrative connecting past events to present challenges and future opportunities. By documenting these stories, the timeline helps deepen community roots, informs policy and planning, and celebrates the region’s enduring food heritage while acknowledging the work still ahead.
Ecology, Energy, and Alternative Agriculture: A New Synthesis
by R. Alan Wight & Braden Trauth
This article series offers a fresh framework for understanding the deep connections between ecology, energy use, and agricultural practices. Blending research, history, and interactive timelines, it explores how shifting from fossil fuel-driven tillage to perennial and agroecological systems can foster a healthier, more sustainable future for people and the planet.


Community Supported Agriculture as Public Education: Networked Communities of Practice Building Alternative Agrifood Systems
This research explores how Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs across Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana act as hubs for public education and community building. Through case studies, interviews, surveys, and fieldwork, it highlights how CSAs provide hands-on learning through farm tours, classes, newsletters, and training for new farmers. The study also uncovers how these programs foster networked communities of practice, strengthening partnerships, promoting service learning, and advancing alternative agrifood systems that evolve and adapt season by season.
“We are Nature”: Exploring Ecovillagers’ Perceptions of Nature and Uses of Technology
by R. Alan Wight
This research examines the values, ideas, and practices of people in ecovillages—intentional communities that seek to live in ways that benefit both people and the environment. Drawing on interviews with 18 members from ecovillages in Ohio and Kentucky, it explores how these communities define and relate to nature, and how their simple yet often technologically advanced lifestyles respond to the environmental challenges of the 21st century. The study highlights lessons that could help wider society rethink its relationship with the natural world.
