Remaking the North American food system : strategies for sustainability / edited by C. Clare Hinrichs and Thomas A. Lyson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hinrichs, C. Clare.

Lyson, Thomas A.

Series:

Our sustainable future

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food industry and trade--North America.

Food industry and trade.

Produce trade--North America.

Produce trade.

Food consumption--North America.

Food consumption.

Sustainable development--North America.

Sustainable development.

North America.

Physical Description:

370 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2007]

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 ... [et al.]

Farmers' markets as keystones in rebuilding local and regional food systems / Gilbert Gillespie ... [et al.]

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780803224384

0803224389

OCLC:

144328253