Publications

Academic

Klassen, S. (2024). 5: Racialized Migrant Labour in Organic Agriculture in Canada: Blind Spots and Barriers to Justice. In C. Hammelman, C. Z. Levkoe, & K. Reynolds (Eds.), Radical Food Geographies: Power, Knowledge, and Resistance. Bristol University Press. https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollchap/book/9781529233445/ch005.xml

Rasmussen, L. V., Grass, I., Mehrabi, Z., Smith, O. M., Bezner-Kerr, R., Blesh, J., Garibaldi, L. A., Isaac, M. E., Kennedy, C. M., Wittman, H., Batáry, P., Buchori, D., Cerda, R., Chará, J., Crowder, D. W., Darras, K., DeMaster, K., Garcia, K., … Klassen, S., … Kremen, C. (2024). Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture. Science, 384(6691), 87–93. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adj1914

Klassen, S., Luna-Perez, E., Bridson, N., Castrejón Violante, L., Wittman, H., & Ramankutty, N. (2023). Beyond equivalency: Comparing governance and sustainability of three North American organic standards. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 47(10), 1607–1633. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2254717

Klassen, S., Medland, L., Nicol, P., & Pitt, H. (2023). Pathways for advancing good work in food systems: Reflecting on the international Good Work for Good Food Forum. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 12(2), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2023.122.004

Blesh, J., Mehrabi, Z., Wittman, H., Kerr, R. B., James, D., Madsen, S., Smith, O. M., Snapp, S., Stratton, A. E., Bakarr, M., Bicksler, A. J., Galt, R., Garibaldi, L. A., Gemmill-Herren, B., Grass, I., Isaac, M. E., John, I., Jones, S. K., Kennedy, C. M., Klassen, S., … Kremen, C. (2023). Against the odds: Network and institutional pathways enabling agricultural diversification. One Earth, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.03.004

Klassen, S., Fuerza Migrante, & Wittman, H. (2022). Sharing the struggle for fairness: Exploring possibilities for solidarity & just labour in organic agriculture. Canadian Food Studies / La Revue Canadienne Des Études Sur l’alimentation, 9(2), 147–179. https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v9i2.536

Auerbach, J., Muñoz, S., Walsh, E., Affiah, U., Barrera de la Torre, G., Börner, S., Cho, H., Cofield, R., DiEnno, C. M., Graddy-Lovelace, G., Klassen, S., Limeberry, V., Morse, A., & Natarajan, L. (2022). Call for reimagining institutional support for PAR post-COVID. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6(916384). https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.916384

Auerbach, J., Muñoz, S., Affiah, U., Barrera de la Torre, G., Börner, S., Cho, H., Cofield, R., DiEnno, C. M., Graddy-Lovelace, G., Klassen, S., Limeberry, V., Morse, A., Natarajan, L., & Walsh, E. A. (2022). Displacement of the Scholar? Participatory Action Research Under COVID-19. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6(762065). https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.762065

Sampson, D., Cely-Santos, M., Gemmill-Herren, B., Babin, N., Bernhart, A., Bezner Kerr, R., Blesh, J., Bowness, E., Feldman, M., Gonçalves, A. L., James, D., Kerssen, T., Klassen, S., Wezel, A., & Wittman, H. (2021). Food Sovereignty and Rights-Based Approaches Strengthen Food Security and Nutrition Across the Globe: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5(686492). https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.686492

Klassen, S., & Murphy, S. (2020). Equity as both a means and an end: Lessons for resilient food systems from COVID-19. World Development, 136(105104), 3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105104

Nawaz, S., Klassen, S., & Lyon, A. (2020). Tensions at the boundary: Rearticulating ‘organic’ plant breeding in the age of gene editing. Elem Sci Anth, 8(34), 21. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.429

Chapman, M., Klassen, S., Kreitzman, M., Semmelink, A., Sharp, K., Singh, G., & Chan, K. M. A. (2017). 5 key challenges and solutions for governing complex adaptive (food) systems. Sustainability, 9(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/su9091594

Klassen, S. E., & Wittman, H. (2017). Place-based Food Systems: “Re-valuing local” and fostering socio-ecological sustainability. In J. Duncan & M. Bailey (Eds.), Sustainable Food Futures: Multidisciplinary Solutions. Routledge.

Klassen, S. E. (2016). Decreasing Distance and Re-Valuing Local: How Place-Based Food Systems Can Foster Socio-Ecological Sustainability. Solutions, 7(4), 22–26.

Public Scholarship

Weiler, A. M., & Klassen, S. (2023, March 20). Turning up the heat on climate protections for workers. The Hill Times. https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2023/03/20/turning-up-the-heat-on-climate-protections-for-workers/381611/

Dale, B., Glaros, A., Holtslander, C., Klassen, S., Leblanc, G., Levkoe, C. Z., Lowitt, K., Mendly-Zambo, Z., & Shaw, M. (2023). Agriculture Case for Basic Income (The Case for Basic Income Series). Coalition Canada Basic Income. https://basicincomecoalition.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1.-Case-for-agriculture-March-3-2023.pdf

Good Work for Good Food Forum. (2021, October). Open Letter: Good Work for Good Food. Organise. https://the.organise.network/campaigns/teamup-good-work-for-good-food

Klassen, S. (2021, September 1). Fairness as Migrant Justice. BC Organic Grower. https://bcorganicgrower.ca/2021/09/fairness-as-migrant-justice/

Fuerza Migrante, & Klassen, S. (2020). Supporting the Health and Wellbeing of Migrant Agricultural Workers on Organic Farms in BC During COVID-19. The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, University of British Columbia. https://bcfoodweb.ca/sites/default/files/res_files/Info%20sheet-%20oct5_EN.pdf

Klassen, S. (2020, April 2). 5 lessons for food systems thinking from COVID-19. The Nature of Food. https://medium.com/the-nature-of-food/5-lessons-for-food-systems-thinking-from-covid-19-3f187fcc0e78

Klassen, S., & Kearney. (2019, March 8). The ‘irony’ of gendered meat consumption. The Nature of Food. https://medium.com/the-nature-of-food/the-irony-of-gendered-meat-consumption-15371fe0cfcd

Klassen, S. (2018, August 25). Why science communication isn’t enough. The Nature of Food. https://medium.com/the-nature-of-food/why-science-communication-isnt-enough-e15b1a17008