| Description |
xii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 13
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Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 13.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-198) and index. |
| Contents |
Going green, growing green -- Understanding the green economy -- The taste of place -- Creating just sustainability -- Who participates in the green economy? -- Greening growth -- Farmers markets, race, and the green economy -- Epilogue. Reading, writing, relationship. |
| Summary |
Farmers markets are much more than places to buy produce. According to advocates for sustainable food systems, they are also places to "vote with your fork" for environmental protection, vibrant communities, and strong local economies. Farmers markets have become essential to the movement for food-system reform and are a shining example of a growing green economy where consumers can shop their way to social change. Black, White, and Green brings new energy to this topic by exploring dimensions of race and class as they relate to farmers markets and the green economy. With a focus on two Bay Area markets--one in the primarily white neighborhood of North Berkeley, and the other in largely black West Oakland--Alison Hope Alkon investigates the possibilities for social and environmental change embodied by farmers markets and the green economy. Drawing on ethnographic and historical sources, Alkon describes the meanings that farmers market managers, vendors, and consumers attribute to the buying and selling of local organic food, and the ways that those meanings are raced and classed. She mobilizes this research to understand how the green economy fosters visions of social change that are compatible with economic growth while marginalizing those that are not. Black, White, and Green is one of the first books to carefully theorize the green economy, to examine the racial dynamics of food politics, and to approach issues of food access from an environmental-justice perspective. In a practical sense, Alkon offers an empathetic critique of a newly popular strategy for social change, highlighting both its strengths and limitations. |
| Subject |
Farmers' markets -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Farmers' markets. |
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Social aspects. |
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United States. |
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Sustainable agriculture -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Sustainable agriculture -- Social aspects. |
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Sustainable agriculture. |
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Alternative agriculture -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Alternative agriculture. |
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African American farmers -- United States.
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African American farmers. |
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Food supply -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Food supply -- Social aspects. |
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Food supply. |
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Community development -- United States.
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Community development. |
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Minorities -- United States -- Economic conditions.
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Minorities. |
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Economic conditions. |
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Social justice -- United States.
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Social justice. |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Alkon, Alison Hope. Black, white, and green. Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2012 9780820344751 (OCoLC)820009866 |
| ISBN |
9780820343891 hardback alkaline paper |
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0820343897 hardback alkaline paper |
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9780820343907 paperback alkaline paper |
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0820343900 paperback alkaline paper |
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