Thepaper’spracticalobjectiveistoprovidethosedevelopingcommunityscale
food systems with an implementable model. Its theoretical objective is to
examine theways toeffectivelydesignpost-capitalistmodels for food systems.In
providing a testable model for food systems design, the paper advances concept
formationinthefield.Thecasestudyapproachrecognizesthatlocalfoodsystems
designcannotdependonabstract,formalizedmodelsduetothespecificityofeach
project. The crucial role for designers include the involvement of end-users in
everyday life in the research process, experimentation in everyday life, building
relationships,aswellasprototyping,policymakingandimplementationofservices
to be delivered by public agencies. People-led food systems can engage agencies
andcitizensinaco-productionprocesswherebyusersdesignandimplementtheir
own service program that can be enabled by public agencies. Design-led food
strategies illustrate an approach to create eco-acupuncture points that will
ultimately start to change the dominant industrial agriculture system into a new
socialandeconomicparadigm
