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 Sylvia Kantor
Agriculture & Food Systems Faculty
206.205.3131
sylvia.kantor@kingcounty.gov
Note:
Effective 7/1/08 Sylvia is on leave, until April 1, 2009.
Sylvia joined WSU King County Extension in 1998. Her work has ranged from providing marketing and technical information to farmers to managing the Extension Watershed Stewardship program. Sylvia is currently working on ways to improve community food systems, food access, farm viability and community development by establishing a local food policy council, developing farm-to-school connections, and overseeing the Harvest Celebration Farm Tour. This work includes orchestrating collaborations among multiple stakeholders, developing publications, managing list serves, and conducting workshops and classes. Sylvia also serves as faculty oversight for the Extension Livestock Program.
Education:
· B.A., University of California Berkeley, Anthropology
· M.S., University of Washington, Forest Resources
Affiliations:
Acting Food Policy Council of Seattle/King County, Seattle Aquarium Beach Naturalist, WSU Small Farm Team
Selected publications:
Kantor, S. and B. Born. 2005. A Coordinated Local Approach Best Recipe for Food-Related Issues. Guest column in Seattle Post-Intelligencer. December 2, 2005.
Kantor, S. 2005. Cultivating New Farmers. In 7th Annual Harvest Celebration Farm Tour Guide. Seattle Weekly. September 14, 2005.
Kantor, S. 2005. Local Students Learn about Nutrition and Agriculture and Local Farms. In 7th Annual Harvest Celebration Farm Tour Guide. Seattle Weekly. September 14, 2005. Kantor, S., Embleton, M., Lamson, J., Monsivais, P., Morales, T. and Nageotte, L. 2004. Building a Sustainable Community Food System in Seattle and King County: Concept for Developing a Local Food Policy Council. (White Paper).
Kantor, S. 2004."Value-Added Enterprises for Small-Scale Farmers." Pages 456-458 in C.R. Elevitch and K.M. Wilkinson, eds. The Overstory Book: Cultivating Connections with Trees. 2nd Edition. Holualoa, HI, USA
Kantor, S. 2004. Making Healthy Connections in Schools. In 6th Annual Harvest Celebration Farm Tour Guide. Seattle Weekly. September 15, 2004.
Kantor, S. 2003. Community food security movement aims for better system Commentary in Capital Press Dec. 12, 2003. Kantor, S. et. al. 1998 - 2000 A WSU King County Extension Series of Farming Fact Sheets at www.king.wsu.edu/foodandfarms/foodfarmfacts.htm.
Highlights:
Working to establish a local food policy council for Seattle and King County
Hobbies:
Gardening, biking, her dog, nature and art
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