Liz Carlisle

Can "situated science," rooted in particular places and relationships, support more ecologically sustainable and socially just food systems? What can we learn from existing on-farm science and knowledge networks? I came to these research questions (and graduate school) from my upbringing in Montana, my experience conducting ethnographic research in rural America, a brief career as a country singer, and a stint working for a US Senator and organic farmer from my home state. My interdisciplinary approach to diversified farming systems integrates teaching and research, as well as social and natural science methods. I am currently working with a group of producers on the Northern Great Plains.