The farmers' market book : growing food, cultivating community / Jennifer Meta Robinson and J.A. Hartenfeld ; photographs and illustrations by Dan Schlapbach and Jennifer Roebuck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Jennifer Meta, 1962-

Contributor:

Hartenfeld, J. A., 1946-

John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Farm produce--Indiana--Marketing.

Farm produce.

Farmers' markets.

Indiana.

Marketing.

Farmers' markets--Indiana.

Physical Description:

271 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, IN : Quarry Books/Indiana University Press, [2007]

Summary:

The Farmers' Markets Book examines the growing national phenomenon of local farmers' markets through the story of the market in Bloomington, Indiana, and considers the social, ecological, and economic power of farmers' markets generally. Authors Jennifer Meta Robinson and J. A. Hartenfeld describe farmers' markets as a rewarding intersection of rural and urban lives, sustaining and healing both our communities and our relationship to the land. While they may seem nostalgic or idealistic, farmers' markets are both current and forward-looking, cultivating a fresh, diverse space and recognizing the personal differences of community members. These common grounds are intimate and socially complex, representing far more than a place to buy food.

Contents:

Markets past

New markets

The Bloomington Farmers' market

Market customers

Market growers

Market generations

New farms, new farmers

Market futures.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-265) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

0253219167

9780253219169

OCLC:

72798445

Publisher Number:

99945743028