This article uses foodscapes as a lens to explore the potential of ecovillages’ food practices towards enhancing sustainable food systems. Ecovillages are collective projects where members attempt to integrate sustainability principles into daily community life. In these communities, food acts, not only as an element of social life, but also as a venue through which to interact with mainstream food systems and society. Yet, how food practices at ecovillages contribute to sustainable food systems remains vague. This article proposes foodscapes, as a lens, for exploring the sustainability potential of place-based food practices in ecovillages, while also directing attention to how these practices intersect with networks at broader social and spatial scales. It asks, how can we better understand and draw from sustainable food practices, when considering these as both, place-based and relational? And what is the potential and the role of ecovillage communities to contribute to broader sustainable food system change? Drawing on ethnographic and food mapping methods, the article explores selected food practices at three ecovillage communities in the United States. Using social practice theory for “zooming in” on place-based practices and “zooming out” to examine relational networks, we investigate how these communities create internally sustainable food systems, while externally bridging themselves with broader urban and rural communities. Through viewing ecovillage food practices as place-based and relational, we develop a broader and spatially-focused understanding of food system sustainability.

本文以食物景观为视角，探讨生态村的食物做法在增强可持续食物系统方面的潜力。生态家园是集体项目，成员试图将可持续性原则纳入日常社区生活。在这些社区中，粮食不仅是社会生活的一部分，而且还是与主流粮食系统和社会互动的场所。然而，生态家园的饮食习惯如何促进可持续粮食系统仍不清楚。本文提出了一个美食景观，作为一个镜头，以探索生态村中基于场所的食品做法的可持续性潜力，同时也将注意力集中在这些做法如何与更广泛的社会和空间规模的网络相交上。它问，我们如何才能更好地理解和借鉴可持续食品实践，在将它们同时考虑为基于地点的和相关的时？生态村庄社区在促进更广泛的可持续粮食系统变化方面的潜力和作用是什么？本文利用人种学和食物作图方法，探讨了美国三个生态村社区的某些饮食习惯。我们使用社会实践理论来“扩大”基于场所的实践并“扩大”以检查关系网络，我们调查了这些社区如何创建内部可持续的食品系统，同时在外部与更广泛的城市和农村社区建立联系。通过将生态乡村食品实践视为基于地点的和相关的，我们对食品系统的可持续性发展了更广泛和以空间为重点的理解。基于地点和关系的？生态村庄社区在促进更广泛的可持续粮食系统变化方面的潜力和作用是什么？本文利用人种学和食物作图方法，探讨了美国三个生态村社区的某些饮食习惯。我们使用社会实践理论来“扩大”基于场所的实践并“扩大”以检查关系网络，我们调查了这些社区如何创建内部可持续的食品系统，同时在外部与更广泛的城市和农村社区建立联系。通过将生态乡村食品实践视为基于地点的和相关的，我们对食品系统的可持续性发展了更广泛和以空间为重点的理解。基于地点和关系的？生态村庄社区在促进更广泛的可持续粮食系统变化方面的潜力和作用是什么？本文利用人种学和食物作图方法，探讨了美国三个生态村社区的某些饮食习惯。我们使用社会实践理论来“扩大”基于场所的实践并“扩大”以检查关系网络，我们调查了这些社区如何创建内部可持续的食品系统，同时在外部与更广泛的城市和农村社区建立联系。通过将生态乡村食品实践视为基于地点的和相关的，我们对食品系统的可持续性发展了更广泛和以空间为重点的理解。