The Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS) and the Agriculture, Food & Human Values Society (AFHVS) invite scholars and practitioners to participate in their annual meeting June 18-21, 2025 in Corvallis, Oregon, USA.  

Early Bird Abstracts are due by Nov. 15. https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/2025asfsafhvs/abstracts/

The theme of this 40^th ASFS anniversary meeting is “Food Cultures and Social Justice.”  Culture is how humans live in the world and we construct our many different kinds of cultures around making and eating food. AgriCULTURE is what allowed human societies to grow and spread, perhaps beyond a sustainable level. For most of human existence, people consumed food that was produced in their ecosystem. This is far from the norm today. Whether we are talking about the transport of high-end luxury foods, fruits and vegetables from other climates, common staples, or food aid, the food humans eat today travels far. People also travel far when they can no longer live a satisfying life in their homeland. They bring food traditions with them as they also adapt to new tastes. They often find exploitative jobs in food and agriculture industries. In practice, food and agriculture are ensconced in systems of racism, sexism, classism, and colonialism, often resulting in embodied trauma. In this conference, we choose to highlight issues of social justice and cultivate paths toward liberation. Food lies at the heart of reciprocity. Sharing food brings people together in their struggle for connection and meaning. We invite you to share food with us in Corvallis and to participate in conversations aimed at equitable and environmentally sound food and agricultural systems.