CURRICULUM VITAE 2014 CURRENT POSITION Senior Researcher, Ruralia Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland Research Director (Social Sciences), Finnish Organic Research Institute, established in collaboration with University of Helsinki and MTT Agrifood Research Finland Current projects Local choice development of the use of local food as a routine (Local Choice) 2014, European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of South-Savo SMEs and Food Safety Authorities practices of hygiene control (Hygiene) 2014, Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Previous projects: Profitable production, feasible sales channels and market mechanisms for organic vegetables (Organic vegetables) 2013, Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Shaping Markets for Sustainability (SHAPE) 2012-2013, Tekes (Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) Sustainable Food Education for Self-Efficacy Development (SEED) 2009-2011, Academy of Finland Agricultural Waste (JJ) 2009-2010, Tekes (Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) Innovative Public Organic Food Procurement for Youth (ipopy) 2007-2010, CORE Organic Funding Body Network, Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Nordic Network for Excellence in Healthy and Sustainable Catering (HealthCat) 2005-2007, Nordic Innovation Centre (NICe) Local Food: Impacts and Learning Challenges (LOFO) 2003-2005, Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 1
PREVIOUS POSITIONS Structural developer of education at the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki 2000 2004 Subject teacher of food hygiene and environmental protection at Espoo Vocational Institute of Hotel, Restaurant and Catering and University of Applied Sciences Laurea in Espoo 1990-2000 Contact information Minna Mikkola University of Helsinki Ruralia Institute Lönnrotinkatu 7 50100 Mikkeli Finland Email minna.mikkola (a) helsinki.fi Mobile +358 (0)44 300 1280, +358 (0)40 766 2126 EDUCATION MSc in Limnology 29.5.1981, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki Vocational Teacher Examination 18.6.1998, Haaga-Helia School of Vocational Teacher Education, Helsinki PhD in Agroecology 10.5.2011, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES Educational development Member of the administrational development group of the Life Science Campus of University of Helsinki 16.3.2001 31.10.2001 Expert of the advisory committee for educational development 1.4.2000 31.3.2004 Expert of the biotechnology working group of the faculty of Agriculture and Forestry 11.10.2002-31.3.2004 Member of advisory group for Rural Competences, Ministry of Education 26.3.2002 25.3.2003 Member of the steering group of the educational development services of the Life Science Campus of University of Helsinki 1.6.2002 31.12.2003 Secretary of the advisory committee for Biotechnology sector 1.10.2001 31.12.2002 Member of the future of environmental education in the Life Science Campus of University of Helsinki 23.3. 31.5.2004 Member of NOVA-Bologna working group 1.1.2004 31.5.2004 2
Research evaluation Member of the Nordic Expert Panel for Nordic Innovation Centre (NICe), 2008, Norway Member of the International Expert Panel of Danish Organic RDD proposals to ICROFS, 2010, Denmark Member of expert evaluation panel Agence National Reserche Agralid 2012, France Member of the International Expert Panel of Danish Organic RDD proposals to ICROFS, 2013, Denmark Reviewer activity International Journal of Sustainable Development 2011 International Journal on Food System Dynamics 2012 PublicHealthNutrition 2012 Appetite 2013 Appetite 2014 African Journal of Business Management 2014 Guest researcher University of Gothenburg, Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science, 1,25 working months during 2011 PUBLICATIONS Dissertation Mikkola, M. 2011. Social dynamics for sustainable food systems. Actors orientations towards sustainability in primary production and public consumption. Doctoral Dissertation in Agroecology. Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki. 110 p. Seinäjoki & Mikkeli. Ruralia Institute. Publications 21. Accessible 02.06.2011 < https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/25945> Peer reviewed journals and other academic publications Mikkola M & Seppänen, L. 2006. Farmers' new participation in food chains: making horizontal and vertical progress by networking. In: Hans Langeveld and Niels Röling (Eds.). Changing European Farming systems for a better future. New visions for rural areas. Wageningen Academic Publishers 2006. pp. 267-271. Mikkola, M. 2008. Coordinative structures and development of food supply chains. British Food Journal, 110 (2): 189-205. 3
Helenius, J., Aro-Heinilä, E., Hietala, R., Mikkola, M., Risku-Norja, H., Seppänen, L., and Vihma, A. 2007. Systems frame for multidisciplinary study on sustainability of localizing food. Progress in Industrial Ecology 4 (5): 328-347. Levander, L. M. and Mikkola, M. 2009. Core curriculum analysis: a tool for educational design. Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension (JAEE) 15 (3): 275-286. Mikkola, M. 2009. Shaping professional identity for sustainability: Evidence in Finnish public catering. Appetite 53 (1): 56-65. Mikkola, M. 2009. Catering for Sustainability: Building a Dialogue on Organic Milk. Agronomy Research 7 (2): 668-676. Risku-Norja, H. & Mikkola, M. 2009. Systemic Sustainability Characteristics of Organic Farming: A review. Agronomy Research 7 (2): 728-736. Hingley, M., Mikkola, M., and Canavari, M. & Asioli, D. 2011. Local and sustainable food supply: The role of European retailer co-operatives. International Journal on Food System Dynamics 2 (4): 340-356. Accessible 19.03.2012 at <http://centmapress.ilb.uni-bonn.de/ojs/index.php/fsd/article/view/189> Post, A. & Mikkola, M. 2012. Nordic stakeholders in catering for sustainability: Chasm between ideology and practice? British Food Journal 114 (5): 743 761. Mikkola, M. & Hingley, M. 2013. Developing Food Selection towards Sustainability the Role of Consumer Co-operatives. Review of International Co-operation. In press. Mikkola, M. & Morley, A. 2013. Potential of transformative consumer learning for governance for animal welfare by public catering? A paper to be presented in EurSafe conference "The Ethics of Consumption: The Citizen, The Market, and The Law" in Uppsala, Sweden, September 11-14, 2013. Wageningen Academic Press. Mikkola, M. & Risku-Norja, H. 2014. Discursive transformations within the food system towards sustainability: Climate change and dairy. International Journal of Sustainable Development, 17 (1): 62-77. Papers in scientific conferences Mikkola, M. 2002. Greening Finnish public procurement: towards purchases of environmentally friendly foods. Presentation at International Household & Family Research Conference, 17.-20.7.2002, Helsinki, Finland. Mikkola, M & Seppänen, L. 2005. Visualizing food chain relations: hierarchical, market, partnership and other social relations in allocation of food flows. Presentation at Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society's Annual Meeting 9.-12.6.2005, Portland, Oregon, USA. 4
Helenius, J., Aro-Heinilä, E., Hietala-Koivu, R., Mikkola, M., Risku-Norja, H., Seppänen, L., Sinkkonen, M. & Vihma, A. 2005. Systems frame for multidisciplinary study on sustainability of localizing food. Presentation at 11 th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference, 6.-8.6.2005 in Helsinki, Finland. Mikkola, M. & Seppänen, L. 2005. Paradigmatic actor relations within vegetable chains: contested views? Poster presented at the seminar Fairness and Welfare in Rural-Urban Relations, Ruralia Institute, 8.-10.12.2005, Mikkeli, Finland. Mikkola, M. 2006. Comparing Views of Farmers and Environmental Scientists: Common Ground for Protection of Rural Environment? Paper presented at Rural Futures Conference, 4.-7.4.2006, University of Plymouth, UK. Mikkola, M. 2006. From catering organisations to environmental and health related public catering systems. Paper presented at European Joint Organic Congress, Organic Farming and European Rural Development 30.-31.5.2006 Odense, Denmark. Accessible 5.6.2006 at <http://orgprints.org/8641/1/8641.pdf> Mikkola, M. 2007. Creativity as repositioning: sustainability agency in municipal services. Presentation at 9th International Conference of Finland Futures Research Centre and Finland Futures Academy, Culture as Innovation the Search for Creative Power in Economies and Societes, in workshop Diversifying Culture 6.-8.6.2007, Turku, Finland. Mikkola, M. 2007. Fight for non-fat organic milk: epitome of nature or product of R&D? Paper presented at XXII Congress European Society for Rural Sociology, WG 12 Knowledges and the Technology-Driven Food System, 20.-25.8.2007, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Mikkola, M. 2007. Food supply chain structures and coordinative relations from the perspective of rural viability or Can extension education support integration into and within food supply chains? Presentation at 18th European Seminar on Extension Education, Supporting Viable Rural Communities, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague 4.-9.9.2007, Prague, Czech Republic. Post, A., Bergström, K. & Mikkola, M. 2008. Sustainable Development in Nordic Catering. Presentation in Score conference 10.-11.3.2008, Brussels, Belgium. Mikkola, M. 2008. Common People s Sustainability: Connectivity within food System Rhizome. Presentation at Rural Futures Conference, Rural Futures: Dreams, Dilemmas, Dangers 1.-4. 4.2008 at University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK. Mikkola, M. & Risku-Norja, H. 2008. Institutional consumers views of GHG emission reduction in optional milk systems within sustainability frame. Paper presented at 8th European IFSA Symposium, 6.-10.7.2008, Clermont-Ferrand, France. Mikkola, M. 2009. Teaching and learning about sustainability and organic food in Finnish schools Sustainability vibrations across individuals and organizations. Paper presented at CORE Organic Helsinki Seminar. In: Mikkola, M., Mikkelsen, B.E., and Roos, G. (Eds.) 2009. Like what you get? Is it good for you? Organic food, health and sustainable development. Proceedings of the seminar held at University of Helsinki, Ruralia Institute 21.-22. January 2009, Helsinki, Finland. CORE Organic project no:1881. CORE Organic Project Series Report. pp. 15-21. 5
Roos, G. & Mikkola, M. 2009. The ipopy project and how to communicate with the young generation. / ipopy projektet och kommunikation om ekologisk mat och hållbarhet med den unga generationen. Presentation at Nordic Organic Conference, 18-20 May 2009, Göteborg, Sweden. Mikkola, M., Spigarolo, R. & Risku-Norja, H. 2009. Food Education for Sustainable Development. Presentation at AFHV & ASFS Conference, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA, May 28-31 2009. Mikkola, M. & Roos, G. 2009. Tackling Discursive Challenge: Institutional Consumers Ambiguous Response to Organic Message. Presentation at NJF seminar 422 Fostering healthy food systems through organic agriculture - Focus on Nordic-Baltic Region, 25-27 August 2009, Tartu, Estonia. Mikkola, M. 2009. Cultural sustainability of Finnish food system: Young consumers approach. Presentation at XXIII European Society of Rural Sociology (ESRS), 17-21 August 2009, Vaasa, Finland. Mikkola, M. 2009. Brokering sustainability developments: A feasible option for food chain actors? Paper presented at 19th European Seminar on Extension Education (ESEE), 15-19 September 2009, Perugia, Italy. Mikkola, M. 2009. How can sustainable consumption and healthy eating be integrated in curriculum - an in-depth probing of the concept of whole school approach. Presentation at Foodprint conference, Aalborg University, Copenhagen Campus 25-26 November 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark. Mikkelsen, B.E., He, C., Mikkola, M., Nielsen, T. & Nymoen, L.L. ( Eds). 2010. Novel Strategies for Climate Mitigation, Sustainability and Healthy Eating in Public Foodscapes. Proceedings of a seminar held at Aalborg University, Copenhagen Institute of Technology, Denmark,November 25th-26th, 2009. Proceedings of ipopy-foodprint conference 2009, Copenhagen Institute of Technology, Denmark, November 25th-26th, 2009. ICROFS, International Centre for Research in Organic Farming Systems, Tjele, Denmark. ISBN 978-87-92499-04-2. Accessible 19.07.2013 <http://orgprints.org/16798/> Mikkola, M. 2010. Relieving stress for sustainability: Call for lifelong learning for hope. Paper presented at round table session at 12th International LLinE Conference Lifelong learning and wellbeing 27-29 January 2010 in Hotel Gustavelund, Tuusula, Finland. Mikkola, M., Risku-Norja, H. & Post, A. 2010. Sustainability dilemmas and their solution strategies by committed food businesses. Paper presented at 4th International Forum (Igls-Forum) on Systems Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, February 08-12, 2010 Innsbruck-Igls, Austria. Accessible 25.05.2011 at http://centmapress.ilb.unibonn.de/ojs/index.php/proceedings/article/view/43 Mikkola, M. & Roos, G. 2010. Tracing Food Education for Sustainability in ipopy Countries Recommendations for learning about sustainability and organic food within educational contexts. Paper presented at Biofach 2010, Nürnberg, Germany. In: (Eds.) Strassner, C., Løes, A.-K., Nölting, B., Kristensen, N.-H.: Organic Food for Youth in Public Settings: Potentials and Challenges. Preliminary Recommendations from a European Study. Proceedings of the ipopy session held at the BioFach Congress 2010. CORE Organic project nr: 1881. CORE Organic Project Series Report. pp. 29-35. 6
Mikkola, M., Risku-Norja, H. & Kurppa, S. 2010. Meta-engineering sustainable food system by panoramic co-configuration as a developmental tool. Paper presented at Engineering and Metaengineering: ICEME 2010 April 6 th -9 th, 2010, Orlando, Florida, USA. Mikkola, M. & Pascucci, S. 2010. Linking sustainability between places: increasing institutional compatibility with sustainability in the agro-food and rural domain. Paper presented at 119th EAAE seminar Sustainability in the Food Sector: Rethinking the Relationship between the Agro-Food System and the Natural, Social, Economic and Institutional Environments. 30 th June 2 nd June, 2010, Capri, Italy. Mikkola, M. 2010. Young people s choice management of organic food. Presentation at FoBoNet: Food Body, Health, Environment and Governmentality. Socio-cultural perspectives on food, body and health. International PhD seminar and workshop. 23 rd 25 th August, 2010, Gustavelund, Tuusula, Finland. Mikkola, M. & Kahiluoto, H., 2011. Socially overlaid networks as key actors in green energy businesses in rural areas. Paper presented at the 5th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks. February 14-18, 2011, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria. Accessible 19.07.2013 at Accessible 28.02.2012 at <http://centmapress.ilb.unibonn.de/ojs/index.php/proceedings/article/view/154/146> or at < http://www.fooddynamics.org/> Hingley, M., Mikkola, M., and Canavari, M. & Asioli, D., 2011. Local and sustainable food supply: The role of European retail consumer co-operatives. Paper presented at the 5th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks. February 14-18, 2011, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria. Mikkola, M. & Risku-Norja, H. 2011. Anticipatory network dialogues. Presentation at 2nd International Conference on Sustainability Transitions. Diversity, plurality and change: breaking new grounds in sustainability transition research. 13.-15.06.2011, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Mikkola, M. 2011. How to eat right : public caterers as co-educators for sustainability at Finnish schools. Paper presented at FoBONet seminar. 11-12 August 2011, Folkhälsan, Helsinki, Finland. Mikkola, M. 2011. Social dynamics for sustainable food systems: implications for extension. Key note lecture at 20 th ESEE European Seminar on Extension Education, Private - public partnerships for advisory services in Europe, 30 August 3 September, 2011, JTO college, Aavaranta, Finland. Accessible 7.12.2011 at <http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47642193/20th%20esee%202011%20revision%2018112011-3.pdf> Mikkola, M. 2011. Diversity for sustainability: Networks of rural development among Finnish farming communities. Paper presented at 24 th ESRS Congress (European Society for Rural Sociology), 22.- 25.8.2011, at Chania, Greece. Mikkola, M. & Hingley, M. 2011. Developing food selection towards sustainability the role of consumer co-operatives. Paper presented at ICA 2011 Conference New opportunities for cooperatives. Theme 5. The green economy and co-operative societies, 26.-28.08.2011, Mikkeli, Finland. 7
Hingley, M., Mikkola, M., and Canavari, M. & Asioli, D. 2011. The co-operative business ethos: It s contribution to sustainable local food supply. An investigation of retail consumer co-operatives in Finland and Italy. Paper presented at Industrial Marketing and Purchasing (IMP) Conference August 30 September 3, 2011, Glasgow, Scotland. Accessible 7.12.2011 at <http://www.impgroup.org/paper_view.php?viewpaper=7632> Mikkola, M., Roos, G., Spigarolo, R. & Risku-Norja, H. 2011. Food education for sustainability: the emergence of a system-dynamic curricular pattern. Paper presented at the 11th UKFIET International Conference on Education and Development, 13.-15.09.2011 at Oxford, UK. Mikkola, M., Post, A. & Bergström, K. 2011. Systematic co-creative sustainabilization in the catering sector. A poster presented at the Adlerbert Research Foundation Jubilee Conference, the Centre for Environment and Sustainability (GMV), Chalmers and University of Gothenburg, 22 November, 2011, Gothenburg, Sweden. Mikkola, M. & Post, A. 2012. Green connections and emotional wellbeing: Sustainability as a factor of occupational (dis)satisfaction in catering. Paper presented at the 6 th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks. February 13-17, 2012, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria. Accessible 09.01.2013 at < http://www.fooddynamics.org/> or at < http://centmapress.ilb.unibonn.de/ojs/index.php/proceedings/article/view/255> Mikkola, M. 2012. Upgrading the marketing education for sustainable food systems: the case of Finnish hotel and restaurant management degree program. Paper presented at The 10 th European IFSA (International Farming System Association) Symposium Producing and reproducing farming systems New modes of organisation for sustainable food systems of tomorrow, Workshop 5.3 Research- Education-Action platform for land management and territorial development (http://ifsa2012.dk/?page_id=788), 1-4 July 2012 in Aarhus, Denmark. Accessible 30.08.2012 at < http://www.ifsa2012.dk/downloads/ws5_3/mikkola.pdf> Mikkola, M. & Kurppa, S. 2012. My supply chain: intensification of sustainability orientations by virtual tools through anticipatory network dialogues. Paper presented at The 10 th European IFSA (International Farming System Association) Symposium Producing and reproducing farming systems New modes of organisation for sustainable food systems of tomorrow, Workshop 6.1 Balancing and communicating overall assessments of food systems (http://ifsa2012.dk/?page_id=792), 1-4 July 2012 in Aarhus, Denmark. Accessible 30.08.2012 at < http://www.ifsa2012.dk/downloads/ws6_1/mikkola.pdf> Mikkola, M. & Risku-Norja, H. 2012. Local public food: upgrading match between concepts and structures. Paper presented at The 10 th European IFSA (International Farming System Association) Symposium Producing and reproducing farming systems New modes of organisation for sustainable food systems of tomorrow, Workshop 4.2 Sustainable local public food systems (http://ifsa2012.dk/?page_id=778), 1-4 July 2012 in Aarhus, Denmark. Accessible 30.08.2012 at < http://www.ifsa2012.dk/downloads/ws4_2/mikkola.pdf> Mikkola, M. 2012. Leverage into sustainability communication: deploying social realities within Peirce s sign systems. Paper presented at 13 th World Congress of Rural Sociology, 29 July 4 August in Lisbon, Portugal. 8
Mikkola, M. 2012. This may be more difficult than we thought the transformation of young people to organic consumers. Presentation at Scientific Seminar on Organic Food open, critical and collaborative approaches, 31 Oct 2 November 2012, Mikkeli, Finland. Accessible 09.01.2013 at <http://www.helsinki.fi/ruralia/organicfood2012/pdf/mikkola.pdf> Mikkola, M. 2013. Communicating sustainability over a lunch plate? Visualizing sustainability of a meal for everyday learning. Presentation at the 7th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks. 18-22 February, 2013, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria. Mikkola, M. & Hingley, M. 2013. Disposition and performance for sustainability: A Finnish case of supply chain analysis with the public sector catering industry. Presentation at Futures of Food conference June 6.-8. 2013, Turku, Finland. Mikkola, M. 2013. Developing disposition for sustainability: Linking food system communication to school meals. A presentation at The 4 th European Conference on Health Promoting Schools Equity, Education and Health October 2013, in Odense, Denmark. Mikkola, M. and Post, A. 2014. Children and school meals: the new party to negotiations for sustainability. Presentation at The 8 th International European Forum (Igls-Forum) - (139 th EAAE Seminar) on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, February 17-21, 2014 - Innsbruck- Igls, Austria. Mikkola, M. 2014. Entrepreneurship with social skillfulness: potential for rural development and sustainable food systems. A paper to be presented at Abstract prepared for 3rd Nordic Conference for Rural Research in Trondheim, Norway 108-10 September 2014. Reports (both in English and Finnish) Mikkola, M. ja Seppälä, A. 2002. Ympäristö- ja eettisen tiedon hyödyntäminen markkinoinnissa. Ympäristö ja eettisyys elintarviketuotannossa - todentamisen ja tuotteistamisen haasteet. Seppälä, A., Voutilainen, P., Mikkola, M., Mäki-Tanila, A., Risku-Norja, H., Soini, K., Vehmasto, E. & Yli-Viikari, A. MTT:n selvityksiä 11. Jokioinen. MTT. s. 44-59. Laura Seppänen, Esa Aro-Heinilä, Juha Helenius, Reija Hietala-Koivu, Hanna Ketomäki, Minna Mikkola, Helmi Risku-Norja, Marko Sinkkonen, Hanna Virtanen 2006. Paikallinen ruokajärjestelmä: ympäristö- ja talousvaikutuksia sekä oppimishaasteita. Ruralia-instituutti, Mikkeli, Raportteja 9. 117 s. Mikkola, M. 2008. Organic and conventional public food procurement for youth in Finland. Bioforsk report Vol 3 No 41, ipopy discussion paper 2/2008. 24 p. Accessible 26.09.2010 at < http://orgprints.org/13348/1/pdf_national_report_finland.pdf> Mikkola, M. 2009. Public Catering - Innovations for Sustainability or Diving into Low-Cost Services? Discussion paper. In: (Eds.) J. Kaskinen & R. Saarimaa. Culture as Innovation. The Search for Creative Power in Economies and Societies. Proceedings of the Conference Culture as Innovation 6-8 June 2007, Turku, Finland. FFRC ebook 5/2009. pp. 94-106. Accessible 10.10.2009 at <http://www.tse.fi/fi/yksikot/erillislaitokset/tutu/documents/publications/ebook_2009-5.pdf> 9
Mikkola, M. 2010. Role of public catering and use of organic food in educational contexts: Creating centres for sustainable food systems. Finnish national report of innovative Public Organic food Procurement for Youth (ipopy) 2007-2010 research project. Bioforsk Report Vol. 5 No. 104/2010 ipopy discussion paper 3/2010. 42 p. Accessible at 06.09.2010 at <http://orgprints.org/17412/>. Roos, G. & Mikkola, M. 2010. Education about organic food and sustainability in Denmark, Finland, Italy and Norway.Findings from the ipopy project. SIFO - National Institute for Consumer Research, Oslo, Norway. Accessible 26.09.2010 at < http://orgprints.org/17483/> Mikkola, M. 2010. Sosiaalisen kestävyyden arviointi. Sosiaalinen kestävyys. Elintarvikeketjun jätteet ja sivuvirrat energiaksi ja lannoitteiksi. JaloJäte-tutkimushankkeen synteesiraportti. Kahiluoto, H. & Kuisma, M. (toim.) 2010. MTT Kasvu 12: 20-21, 60-64. Saatavissa 03.12.2010 osoitteessa https://portal.mtt.fi/portal/page/portal/mtt/kestavatuotanto/fossiilisestauusiutuvaan/jalojate/mttkasvu12. pdf Mikkola, M. & Kahiluoto, H. 2011. Tieteidenvälisen yhteiskehittelyn esteet ja ratkaisut esimerkkinä kestävän biojalostamontoiminnan mallinnus. Artikkeli raportissa Iivonen, S. (toim.) Tutkimusorganisaatiot elintarvikeketjun yritysten kumppaneina. TUKI tutkimuksesta kilpailukykyä hankkeen loppuraportti. Helsingin yliopisto, Ruralia-instituutti. Raportteja 75: 30-36. Saatavissa 2.12.2011 < http://www.helsinki.fi/ruralia/julkaisut/pdf/raportteja75.pdf> Publications in educational development (both in English and Finnish) Mikkola, M. 2002. Developing educational quality assurance system in the University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry; from quality philosophy to transparent educational quality. Presentation at 6 th European Conference on Higher Agricultural Education 'Harmonisation in European Higher Agricultural Education: Dream or Nightmare? 11.-14.9.2002, Heraklion, Greece Levander, L. & Mikkola, M. (toim.) 2003. Kasvaen kestävään laatuun. Helsingin yliopiston maatalousmetsätieteellisen tiedekunnan koulutuksen ja tutkintojen arviointi 2001-2002. Helsinki. Yliopistopaino. 88 s. Levander, L & Mikkola, M. 2003. Growing towards sustainable quality. Final report on the evaluation of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry. Evaluation of the quality of education and the degree programmes of the University of Helsinki. Evaluation projects of the University of Helsinki 2003. Helsinki. Yliopistopaino. 106 p. Mikkola, M. 2005. Opetuksen rakenteiden ja sisällön kehittäminen maatalous-metsätieteellisessä tiedekunnassa 2000-2004. Maatalous-metsätieteellisen tiedekunnan julkaisuja 5. Helsingin yliopisto. Yliopistopaino. 81 s. Mikkola, M. 2008. Maisterikoulutuksella kestävyyteen. Eco-Business - Kestävän liiketoiminnan maisteriohjelman arviointiraportti. Helsingin yliopisto. Ruralia-instituutti. Raportteja 31. 43 s. 2008. Verkkojulkaisu. ISBN 978-952-10-4155-6 (pdf). Saatavilla <http://www.helsinki.fi/ruralia/julkaisut/pdf/raportteja31.pdf>. Sivuilla käyty 21.4.2009. 10
Other societal publications (both in English and Finnish) Mikkola, M. 2004. Ydinainesanalyysi opetussuunnitelmien uudistamistyössä. Teoriaa ja käytännön kokemuksia. Valtakunnallinen ydinainesanalyysiseminaari. 16.11.2004. Hämeen ammattikorkeakoulu. Hämeenlinna. Mikkola, M. 2006. Catering systems as ecosocial designs: environmental and social impacts. Presentation at Future Challenges in Professional Kitchens Seminar 11.-12.5.2006, Mikkeli Polytechnic, Mikkeli. Mikkola, M. 2007. Helsinki bus case and its implications for buying green. Presentation at Nordic Healthcat Seminar Health and sustainability in catering - an interesting and growing field, 29.- 30.5.2007, Stockholm, Sweden Mikkola, M. 2008. Well established school meal systems - in need for vision for sustainability. Presentation at Open ipopy Workshop on Organic School Food Provision, at Biofach Messe 23.2.2008, Nuremberg, Germany Mikkola, M. and Mikkelsen, B.E. 2008. Theory Based Promotion of Organic Food in Public Catering. 16th IFOAM Organic World Congress (OWC) 18.-20.6.2008 Modena, Italy. Archived at http://orgprints.org/view/projects/conference.html Mikkola, M. 2009. Ruoka ja oikeudenmukaisuus maailmassa: Näkökulmia globaaliin ja suomalaiseen ruokajärjestelmään ja julkisiin ruokapalveluihin. Esitys Kuntaruokailun asiantuntijat ry:n Koulutus- ja neuvottelupäivillä 31.3. - 2.4.2009. Mikkola, M. 2009. Sosiaalinen kestävyys Jalojäte-hankkeessa. Esitys Mikkelin Tiedepäivässä Uusiutuvien luonnonvarojen hyödyntäminen 23.4.2009. Mikkola, M. 2009. Cooking for Sustainability: Challenge for Cook s Education. Presentation at Omnia Vocational College Healthy Trends Seminar Espoo, 15 May 2009. Roos, G. & Mikkola, M. 2010. Is organic food taught at school today? Content of education in Denmark, Finland, Italy and Norway. Presentation at Sustainable School Catering: Comparing Italian and Other European Experiences Congress 27 th - 28 th May 2010 at Università degli Studi di Bologna Facoltà di Agraria, Bologna, Italy. Risku-Norja, H. & Mikkola, M. 2010. Ruokakasvatus osaksi koulujen kestävyyskasvatusta. Maaseudun uusi aika. Maaseutututkimuksen ja -politiikan aikakauslehti, 2/2010, s. 44-54. Mikkola, M. 2010. Kestävyyden ritareita? Biojalostamotoiminta toteuttajien näkökulmasta. Jalostuuko elintarvikeketjun jäte yhteiskuntavastuuksi? JaloJäte-hankkeen päätösseminaari 02.12.2010, Mikkeli. Mikkola, M. 2011. Tutkijat ja toimijat aluekehittämisen yhteinen kieli? TUKI Tutkimuksesta kilpailukykyä -hankkeen loppuseminaari, Ruralia-instituutti, Mikkeli, 30.03.2011. 11
Mikkola, M. 2011. Ruokapalveluhenkilöstö kanssakasvattajana kestävyyteen. Esitys Ateria 2011 tapahtumassa 8.11.2011, Wanha satama, Helsinki. Mikkola, M. 2011. Ruokapalveluhenkilöstö kanssakasvattajana kestävyyteen suomalaisia kokemuksia kouluruokailun arjesta. Ruoka oppimisen edellytys ja opetuksen voimavara (toim. Risku- Norja, H., Jeronen, E., Kurppa, S., Mikkola, M. ja Uitto, A.). Helsingin yliopisto, Ruralia-instituutti, julkaisuja 25, saatavana osoitteessa <http://www.helsinki.fi/ruralia/julkaisut/pdf/julkaisuja25.pdf>, ss. 94-103. Mikkola, M., 2011. Kestävän kehityksen ruokakasvatus opetuksen kehittämisaloitteena? Eurooppalaisen ruokakasvatuksen kehityskulkuja. Ruoka oppimisen edellytys ja opetuksen voimavara (toim. Risku-Norja, H., Jeronen, E., Kurppa, S., Mikkola, M. ja Uitto, A.). Helsingin yliopisto, Ruralia-instituutti, julkaisuja 25, saatavana osoitteessa <http://www.helsinki.fi/ruralia/julkaisut/pdf/julkaisuja25.pdf>, ss. 104-114. Mikkola, M. 2011. Kestävän ruokajärjestelmän orastavia kehityspolkuja tuotannon ja kulutuksen verkostoissa. Ilmastonmuutos pohjoisilla alueilla - Kestävän kehityksen teemapäivä 9.12.2011 Oulun yliopisto ja Oulun ammattikorkeakoulu. Mikkola, M. 2012. Kestävän aterian mallintaminen työkalu aterioiden suunnitteluun ja elintarvikehankintoihin. Elintarvike ja Terveys 1:36-43. Mikkola M. 2012. Kohtaamisia: Alkutuotannon ja jalostuksen merkitys maaseudun kehittymisessä. Maaseudun Uusi Aika, 2:90. Mikkola, M. 2012. Kestävyyden lautasmalli Laatu, hankinnat, valta. Esitys ja posteri HY:n Tiedekulmassa Sadonkorjuu läheltä vai kaukaa 28.08.2012, Helsinki. 12