Many communities are tackling hunger, obesity, equity and other issues by expanding local engagement with and control of food systems. This paper examines the practice and potential of community‐driven approaches to food security through five case studies of community food system projects located in California, Wyoming and New York. The project coordinators are coauthors of this paper and team members of the Food Dignity action, research and education project (www.fooddignity.org). Research methods include interviews and narrative inquiry analysis, participation and observation, file coding, and Photovoice. Each project is working to build local control over and engagement with the food system. The actions, challenges, strategies and successes of these initiatives will be highlighted. We close with implications for the supportive roles nutrition professionals should play. Funding from USDA/NIFA/AFRI Competitive Grant no. 2011‐68004‐30074.
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