| Description |
1 online resource (370 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Our sustainable future |
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Our sustainable future.
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| Contents |
Civic agriculture and the North American food system / Thomas A. Lyson -- Warrior, builder, and weaver work: strategies for changing the food system / G.W. Stevenson [and 3 others] -- Farmers' markets as keystones in rebuilding local and regional food systems / Gilbert Gillespie [and 3 others] -- Practical research methods to enhance farmers' markets / Larry Lev, Garry Stephenson, and Linda Brewer -- Community supported agriculture as an agent of change: is it working? / Marcia Ruth Ostrom -- Food policy councils: past, present, and future / Kate Clancy, Janet Hammer, and Debra Lippoldt -- The "red label" poultry system in France: lessons for renewing an agriculture-of-the-middle in the United States / G.W. Stevenson and Holly Born -- Eating right here: the role of dietary guidance in remaking community-based food systems / Jennifer Wilkins -- Community-initiated dialogue: strengthening the community through the local food system / Joan S. Thomson, Audrey N. Maretzki, and Alison H. Harmon -- Retail concentration, food deserts, and food-disadvantaged communities in rural America / Troy C. Blanchard and Todd L. Matthews -- Localization in a global context : invigorating local communities in Michigan through the food system / Michael W. Hamm -- Assessing the significance of direct farmer-consumer linkages as a change strategy in Washington State: civic or opportunistic? / Marcia Ruth Ostrom and Raymond A. Jussaume, Jr. -- Emerging farmers' markets and the globalization of food retailing: a perspective from Puerto Rico / Viviana Carro-Figueroa and Amy Guptill -- The lamb that roared: origin-labeled products as place-making strategy in Charlevoix, Quebec / Elizabeth Barham -- Be careful what you wish for: democratic challenges and political opportunities for the Michigan organic community / Laura B. DeLind and Jim Bingen -- The social foundation of sustainable agriculture in southeastern Vermont / Matthew Hoffman -- Community food projects and food system sustainability / Audrey N. Maretzki and Elizabeth Tuckermanty -- Conclusion: A full plate: challenges and opportunities in remaking the food system / C. Clare Hinrichs and Elizabeth Barham |
| Summary |
Examines the resurgence of interest in rebuilding the links between agricultural production and food consumption. With examples from Puerto Rico to Oregon to Quebec, this work offers a North American perspective attuned to trends toward globalization at the level of markets and governance and shows how globalization affects specific localities |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Food industry and trade -- North America
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Produce trade -- North America
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Food consumption -- North America
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Sustainable development -- North America
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Agribusiness.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Sustainable Agriculture.
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Food consumption
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Food industry and trade
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Produce trade
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Sustainable development
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Nachhaltigkeit
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Lebensmittelindustrie
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Lebensmittelhandel
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Lebensmittelverbrauch
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North America
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Nordamerika
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hinrichs, C. Clare, editor
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Lyson, Thomas A., editor
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| ISBN |
9780803215788 |
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0803215789 |
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