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Civic agriculture : reconnecting farm, food, and community / Thomas A. Lyson.

Lippincott Library HD1761 .L97 2004
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lyson, Thomas A.
Series:
Civil society
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States.
Agriculture.
Agriculture--Economic aspects.
Agriculture--Social aspects.
United States.
Agriculture--Social aspects--United States.
Agriculture, Cooperative--United States.
Agriculture, Cooperative.
Community development--United States.
Community development.
Physical Description:
xv, 136 pages ; 22 cm.
Place of Publication:
Medford, Mass. : Tufts University Press ; Lebanon, NH : Published by University Press of New England, 2004.
Summary:
A engaging analysis of food production in the United States emphasizing that sustainable agricultural development is important to community health.
Contents:
Civic Agriculture
Farming and Food Today
A Place for Civic Agriculture
Plan of the Book
From Subsistence to Production: How American Agriculture Was Made Modern
Agriculture and Rural Life
The Emergence of Modern Economic Forms
Early Agricultural Development
Three Agricultural Revolutions
The Social Construction of Modern Economic Categories
Civic Economy, Economic Embeddedness, and the Informal Economy
The Civic/Embedded Economy in the United Satates
Going Global: The Industrialization and Consolidation of Agriculture and Food Production in the United States
From Craft Production to Mass Production
The Trend toward Concentration and Consolidation
Changing Geography of Production
Distancing: Separating Production and Consumption
Control of Farmland
Labor Intensification
Supply Chains
The Global Supply Chain
The Global Food System
The Jolly Green Giant as a Corporate Migrant
Grocery Wars
Corporate Reach: The Men and Women behind the Food System
Whiter the Poor Customer?
Toward a Civic Agriculture
Moving Toward Civic Agriculture
Theoretical Underpinnings of Civic Agriculture
Walter Goldscmidt's Landmark Study
Production Districts
Two Models of Agricultural Development
Neoclassical Economics Versus Pragmatism
Production versus Development Frameworks
Experimental Biology versus Ecological Biology
Corporate versus Community Orientation
Corporate Middle Class versus Independent Middle Class
Political Process and Power
Motors for Change
Civic Agriculture and Sustainable Agriculture
Why Didn't Small Business Flourish?
Civic Agriculture and Community Agricultural Development
Profiling Civic Agriculture
Community-Supported Agriculture
Restaurant Agriculture
Farmers' Markets
Roadside Stands
Urban Agriculture. City Farming, Community Gardens
Measuring Civic Agriculture
From Commodity Agriculture to Civic Agriculture
Commodity Agriculture
Refashioning Farming to fit the Marketplace
Reconnecting Farm, Food and Community: Tools for Change
Civic Agriculture: Moving from the Marketplace to the Community..
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-131) and index.
ISBN:
1584654139
1584654147
OCLC:
54670439

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