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1 online resource (370 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Our sustainable future
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Our sustainable future.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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 others] -- Farmers' markets as keystones in rebuilding local and regional food systems / Robert Gillespie [and others] -- Practical research methods to enhance farmers' markets / Larry Lev, Garry Stephenson, and Linda Brewer -- Community supported agriculture as an agent of change / Marcia Ruth Ostrom -- Food policy councils / Kate Clancy [and others] -- 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 / Marcia Ruth Ostrom and Raymond A. Jussaume -- 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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Food industry and trade -- North America.
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Food industry and trade. |
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North America. |
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Produce trade -- North America.
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Produce trade. |
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Food consumption -- North America.
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Food consumption. |
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Sustainable development -- North America.
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Sustainable development. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Hinrichs, C. Clare.
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Lyson, Thomas A.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Remaking the North American food system. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2007 9780803224384 0803224389 (DLC) 2007022094 (OCoLC)144328253 |
ISBN |
9780803215788 (electronic book) |
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0803215789 (electronic book) |
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9780803224384 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0803224389 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780803227903 (paperback) |
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0803227906 (paperback) |
Sudoc No. |
U5001 T312 .0019 -2007 |
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