Hot Topics: Sustainable Food Systems

Use our databases to find scholarly articles addressing the food supply, sustainable agriculture, food security, and more. To learn more about searching for and citing sources, visit our guide Library Research 101: How to Get Started.

Pro Tips:

• Check the "scholarly" or "peer reviewed" box to get academic articles
• Change the sorting method so the newest articles appear first
• Try variations on these keywords: food supply, food security, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, organic farming, agricultural ecology, sustainable fisheries, and urban agriculture.

Databases to explore:

• Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection
• Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
• Ecology Abstracts
• Food Science & Technology Abstracts
• Web of Science

Search the library catalog for books and government documents about sustainable agriculture, the food supply, and the environment. In addition to the books that we've suggested in this guide, there are many books in our collection that address the many subtopics and issues associated with sustainable food systems. 

The links below are subject searches in URSUS (the online catalog).  Change the "System Sorted" drop-down box to "Newest First" to find the most recent publication.

If the book you want is not at Fogler Library or available electronically, use the "Request" link to ask for it from another library - we'll quickly ship it here and you can check it out!

Some Subject Headings to explore:

• Agricultural Ecology
• Food Security
• Food Supply
• Food Supply - Social Aspects
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Sustainable Aquaculture
• Sustainable Fisheries
• Sustainable Living
• Sustainability
• Urban Agriculture