The Lyson Center provides practical, research-based information, tools, programs, and services that lead to productive collaborations between food systems scholars, professionals, and active residents engaged in food systems development work at the community level. We publish the open-access, peer-reviewed Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD, ISSN 2152-0801) and facilitate the North American Food Systems Network (NAFSN), a professional development organization for food systems professionals.