- Edwards, F., Sonnino, R. and López Cifuentes, M. (2024). Connecting the dots: Integrating food policies towards food system transformation. Environmental Science & Policy, 156, pp. 103735–103735. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103735.
- Gutierrez Gonzalez, M.A., Mandeville, C., Edwards, F. and Rice, P. (2024). Innovating Interdisciplinarity in Higher Education: Exploring the Impact of a Grassroots Community of Practice. Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 12. doi:10.20343/teachlearninqu.12.11.
- Edwards, F. and Pettersen, I.N. (2023). Speculative design for envisioning more-than-human futures in desirable counter-cities. Cities, 142. doi:10.1016/j.cities.2023.104553.
- Edwards, F., Manderscheid, M. and Parham, S. (2023). Terms of engagement: mobilising citizens in edible nature-based solutions. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability. doi:10.1080/17549175.2023.2218356.
- Tarcan, B., Nilstad Pettersen, I. and Edwards, F. (2023). Repositioning Craft and Design in the Anthropocene. Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 10(2), pp. 26–49. doi:10.31273/eirj.v10i2.973.
- Manderscheid, M., Fiala, V., Edwards, F., Freyer, B. and Säumel, I. (2022). Let's Do It Online?! Challenges and Lessons for Inclusive Virtual Participation. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2022.732943.
- Davies, A., Cretella, A., Edwards, F. and Marovelli, B. (2022). The social practices of hosting P2P social dining events: insights for sustainable tourism. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 30(5), pp. 1004–1019. doi:10.1080/09669582.2020.1838526.
- Edwards, F. (2020). Overcoming the social stigma of consuming food waste by dining at the Open Table. Agriculture and Human Values, 38(2), pp. 397–409. doi:10.1007/s10460-020-10176-9.
- Edwards, F. and Davies, A.R. (2018). Connective Consumptions: Mapping Melbourne’s Food Sharing Ecosystem. Urban Policy and Research, 36(4), pp. 476–495. doi:10.1080/08111146.2018.1476231.
- Edwards, F. (2018). Review : The Politics of the Pantry: Stories, Food, and Social Change, by Michael Mikulak. Gastronomica, 18(2), pp. 84–85. doi:10.1525/gfc.2018.18.2.84.
- Edwards, F. (2018). Barnard, A.V.Freegans: Diving into the Wealth of Food Waste in America2016University of Minnesota Press 296 pp. £20.99 (paperback). The British Journal of Sociology, 69(1), pp. 226–228. doi:10.1111/1468-4446.12322.
- Davies, A.R., Edwards, F., Marovelli, B., Morrow, O., Rut, M. and Weymes, M. (2017). Creative construction: crafting, negotiating and performing urban food sharing landscapes. Area, 49(4), pp. 510–518. doi:10.1111/area.12340.
- Edwards, F. (2017). Alex V. Barnard, 2016, Freegans: Diving into the Wealth of Food Waste in America, Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 294 p. Review of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies, 98(4), pp. 327–329. doi:10.1007/s41130-018-0060-2.
- Davies, A.R., Edwards, F., Marovelli, B., Morrow, O., Rut, M. and Weymes, M. (2017). Making visible: Interrogating the performance of food sharing across 100 urban areas. Geoforum, 86, pp. 136–149. doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.09.007.
- Edwards, F. and Dixon, J. (2016). Hum of the Hive. Society & Animals, 24(6), pp. 535–555. doi:10.1163/15685306-12341430.
- Banwell, C., Dixon, J., Bambrick, H., Edwards, F. and Kjellström, T. (2012). Socio-cultural reflections on heat in Australia with implications for health and climate change adaptation. Global Health Action, 5(1), pp. 19277–19277. doi:10.3402/gha.v5i0.19277.
- Edwards, F. and Mercer, D. (2012). Food Waste in Australia: The Freegan Response. The Sociological Review, 60(2_suppl), pp. 174–191. doi:10.1111/1467-954x.12044.
- Edwards, F. (2011). Small, Slow and Shared: Emerging Social Innovations in Urban Australian Foodscapes. Australian Humanities Review, (51). doi:10.22459/ahr.51.2011.08.
- Edwards, F., Dixon, J., Friel, S., Hall, G., Larsen, K., Lockie, S. … Hattersley, L. (2011). Climate change adaptation at the intersection of food and health. Asia-Pacific journal of public health, 23(2 Suppl), pp. 91–104. doi:10.1177/1010539510392361.
- Edwards, F., Dixon, J., Friel, S., Hall, G., Larsen, K., Lockie, S. … Hattersley, L. (2011). Climate Change Adaptation at the Intersection of Food and Health. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 23(2_suppl), pp. 91–104. doi:10.1177/1010539510392361.
- (2011). Review: Food Chains: From Farmyard to Shopping Cart, by Warren Belasco and Roger Horowitz. Gastronomica, 11(1), pp. 109–110. doi:10.1525/gfc.2011.11.1.109.
- Edwards, F., Dixon, J., Friel, S., Larsen, K., Lockie, S., Wood, B. … Hattersley, L. (2011). Climate change adaptation at the intersection of food and health. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 23(2), pp. 91–104.
- Mulvaney, D. and Robbins, P. (2011). Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide. . doi:10.4135/9781412971874.
- Mulvaney, D. and Robbins, P. (2011). Green Politics: An A-to-Z Guide. . doi:10.4135/9781412971867.
- Edwards, F. and Mercer, D. (2010). Meals in Metropolis: mapping the urban foodscape in Melbourne, Australia. Local Environment, 15(2), pp. 153–168. doi:10.1080/13549830903527662.
- (2008). Review: Edible Medicines: An Ethnopharmacology of Food, by Nina L. Etkin. Gastronomica, 8(4), pp. 104–105. doi:10.1525/gfc.2008.8.4.104.
- Edwards, F. and Mercer, D. (2007). Gleaning from Gluttony: an Australian youth subculture confronts the ethics of waste. Australian Geographer, 38(3), pp. 279–296. doi:10.1080/00049180701639174.
- Edwards, F. (2006). Dumpster dining. Alternatives Journal, 32(3), pp. 16–17.
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About
Overview
Ferne is an interdisciplinary social scientist based at the Centre for Food Policy, City University London. Her work explores the justice, politics and sustainability of diverse food economies in city-regions. Ferne has conducted ethnographies on food waste, urban beekeeping, alternative food economies, food sharing and food policy in Australia, Venezuela, Spain, Norway and the UK, contributing knowledge to urban natures, conservation, design, and healthy and resilient cities.
As a Research Fellow on FixOurFood, Ferne is part of a work package that examines and contributes towards developing the policies, governance structures, and decision-making processes that are necessary to transform the UK’s food systems.
Ferne holds a PhD in cultural anthropology from the Australian National University. She has been involved in a wide range of international research projects, including SHARECITY, EdiCitNet and FoodCLIC. She is the editor of three books: Food for Degrowth: Perspectives and Practices (with Nelson, Routledge, 2021); Food, Senses and the City (with Gerritsen and Wesser, Routledge, 2021) and Urban Natures: Living the More-than-Human City (with Popartan and Pettersen, Berghahn, 2023). Her monograph based on almost twenty years of field research, Food Resistance Movements: Journeying through Alternative Food Networks, was published in 2023 (Palgrave).
Qualifications
- Doctorate of Philosophy—Cultural Anthropology, Australian National University, Australia
- Masters Social Science—International Urban and Environmental Management, RMIT University, Australia
- Bachelor of Arts—Honours in Anthropology, University of Melbourne, Australia
Employment
- Research Fellow, Centre for Food Policy, Apr 2024 – present
Publications
Publications by category
Books (4)
- Edwards, F., Popartan, L.A. and Pettersen, I.N. (2023). URBAN NATURES. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-80539-082-4.
- Edwards, F. (2023). Food Resistance Movements. Springer Nature Singapore. ISBN 978-981-19579-4-9.
- Nelson, A. and Edwards, F. (2020). Food for Degrowth Perspectives and Practices. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-00-028735-6.
- Edwards, F., Gerritsen, R. and Wesser, G. (Eds.), Food, Senses and the City. Routledge.
Chapters (30)
- Edwards, F. (2023). Introducing Food Resistance Movements. Food Resistance Movements (pp. 1–27). Springer Nature Singapore. ISBN 978-981-19579-4-9.
- Edwards, F. (2023). Food Waste Activism in Australia. Food Resistance Movements (pp. 29–48). Springer Nature Singapore. ISBN 978-981-19579-4-9.
- Edwards, F. (2023). The Food Sovereignty Movement in Venezuela. Food Resistance Movements (pp. 49–82). Springer Nature Singapore. ISBN 978-981-19579-4-9.
- Edwards, F. (2023). Autonomous Food Spaces in Catalonia. Food Resistance Movements (pp. 83–110). Springer Nature Singapore. ISBN 978-981-19579-4-9.
- Edwards, F. (2023). Reflections on Food System Transitions. Food Resistance Movements (pp. 111–146). Springer Nature Singapore. ISBN 978-981-19579-4-9.
- Edwards, F. (2023). Future Directions for Food Resistance Movements. Food Resistance Movements (pp. 147–152). Springer Nature Singapore. ISBN 978-981-19579-4-9.
- Edwards, F., Popartan, L.A. and Nilstad Pettersen, I. (2023). Introduction. Mapping the More-than-Human City in Theory, Methods and Practice. In Edwards, F., Popartan, L.A. and Nilstad Pettersen, I. (Eds.), Urban Natures: Living the More-than-Human City (pp. 1–30). Berghahn Books.
- Edwards, F. (2023). Preface, Urban Natures: Living the More-than-Human City. (pp. xiv–xxi).
- Edwards, F., Popartan, L.A. and Pettersen, I.N. (2023). Mapping the more-than-human city in theory, methods and practice. Urban Natures: Living the More-than-Human City (pp. 1–30). ISBN 978-1-80539-082-4.
- Edwards, F. (2023). Reflections and future directions for researching urban natures. Urban Natures: Living the More-than-Human City (pp. 293–305). ISBN 978-1-80539-082-4.
- Edwards, F. (2023). Making urban natures visible (with a focus on insects). Urban Natures: Living the More-than-Human City (pp. 47–61). ISBN 978-1-80539-082-4.
- Edwards, F., Pedro, S. and Rocha, S. (2021). Institutionalising degrowth Exploring multilevel food governance. FOOD FOR DEGROWTH (pp. 141–155). ISBN 978-0-367-43646-9.
- Edwards, F. (2021). Heightening the senses between urban honeybees and humans. FOOD, SENSES AND THE CITY (pp. 54–66). ISBN 978-0-367-45823-2.
- Edwards, F. (2021). Future directions for food, senses, and the city. Food, Senses and the City (pp. 229–239). ISBN 978-0-367-45823-2.
- Edwards, F., Gerritsen, R. and Wesser, G. (2021). The 'food, senses, and the city' nexus. Food, Senses and the City (pp. 1–26). ISBN 978-0-367-45823-2.
- Edwards, F. (2021). Humming along: Heightening the senses between urban honeybees and humans. Food, Senses and the City (pp. 54–66). ISBN 978-0-367-45823-2.
- Edwards, F. and Espelt, R. (2021). Technology for degrowth: Implementing digital platforms for community supported agriculture in Catalonia. In Edwards, F. and Nelson, A. (Eds.), Food for Degrowth: Perspectives and Practices Routledge.
- Edwards, F. and Davies, A.R. (2020). Connective Consumptions: Mapping Melbourne’s Food Sharing Ecosystem. In Gurran, N., Maginn, P.J., Burton, P., Legacy, C., Curtis, C., Kent, A. … Binder, G. (Eds.), Disruptive Urbanism. Implications of the ‘Sharing Economy’ for Cities, Regions, and Urban Policy Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
- Edwards, F., Dixon, J. and Beilin, R. (2018). Adopting a public health ecology approach to a key food security issue: apiary, bio-diversity and conservation. In Marsden, T. (Ed.), The SAGE Handbook of Nature London: SAGE Publications.
- Edwards, F. (2017). Venezuelan Food Sovereignty Movement. Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics (pp. 1–7). Springer Netherlands. ISBN 978-94-007-6167-4.
- Edwards, F. (2016). Alternative Food Networks. Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics (pp. 1–7). Springer Netherlands.
- Edwards, F. (2016). Urban food security and alternative economic practices. In Horne, R., Fien, J., Beza, B. and Nelson, A. (Eds.), Sustainability Citizenship and Cities: Theory and Practice London: Routledge.
- Edwards, F. (2015). Free-ing foods?: Social food economies towards secure and sustainable food systems. Untamed Urbanisms (pp. 284–295). ISBN 978-1-138-81542-1.
- Banwell, C., Dixon, J., Bambrick, H., Edwards, F. and Kjellstrom, T. (2015). The sociocultural context of climate change adaptation in Australia with a focus on hot weather. In Butler, C., Dixon, J. and Capon, A. (Eds.), Health of People, Places and Planet. Reflections based on Tony McMichael’s four decades of contribution to epidemiological understanding ANU.
- Edwards, F. and Mercer, D. (2013). Gleaning from Gluttony: An Australian Youth Subculture Confronts the Ethics of Waste. Taking Food Public: Redefining Foodways in a Changing World (pp. 195–210). ISBN 978-0-415-88854-7.
- Edwards, F. and Mercer, D. (2013). Food waste in Australia: The freegan response. In Evans, D., Campbell, H. and Murcott, A. (Eds.), Putting Waste on the Food Studies Agenda: Production, Politics and Everyday Life Wiley-Blackwell.
- Edwards, F. (2010). Seed industry. In Mulvaney, D. (Ed.), Green Food: An A-Z Guide SAGE.
- Edwards, F. (2010). Counter culture. In Mulvaney, D. (Ed.), Green Politics: An A-Z Guide SAGE.
- Nelson, A. and Edwards, F. Food for Degrowth. In Nelson, A. and Edwards, F. (Eds.), Routledge.
- Davies, A.R., Cretella, A., Edwards, F. and Marovelli, B. The social practices of hosting P2P social dining events: Insights for sustainable tourism. In Minoia, P. and Jokela, S. (Eds.), Platform-mediated tourism: Social Justice and Urban Governance before and during Covid-19 Routledge.