Research

I conduct research that bridges storytelling, grassroots action, and critical science to advance material and social change in our food economies, our communities, and our environments. 

My dissertation, “Farm-to-Place: Community Engagement, Resilience, and the Struggle for Transformation in Southern Wisconsin’s Food System” examined the processes and impacts of The Brix Project, a multi-year effort to build a stronger local food system in south-central Wisconsin. 

In partnership with local business owners and farmers,  I analyzed the impacts of The Brix Project on the resilience and transformative potential of the local food economy for a more connected, place-based, and equitable food system.  

Peer-Reviewed Publications

(2022.) Reynolds. Community narratives and local impacts of invasion in the Eastern Cape: A critical invasion ethnography of black wattle. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. 

(2021.) Reynolds et al. An agroecological vision of perennial agriculture. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems.

(2021.) Turner et al. Environmental rehabilitation and the vulnerability of the poor: The case of the Great Green Wall. Land Use Policy. 

Creative & Public-Facing Writing

(2022.) Notes from the Icehouse: Research in Theory and Practice. Global Environment. 

(2021.) This Year, Wisconsin Apple Growers are Feeling the Squeeze. Edge Effects, A Digital Magazine from the Center for Culture, History, and Environment. 

(March 2022.)“Growing Apples through Unpredictable Spring Weather.” Brix Cider Blog. 

(May 2021.) “Putting the ‘Farm’ Back in Farm-to-Table.” Brix Cider Blog.  

(August 2021.) “How to Farm-To-Table.” Brix Cider Blog.