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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lyson, Thomas A.

Series:

Civil society.

Civil society : historical and contemporary perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Social aspects--United States.

Agriculture, Cooperative--United States.

Agriculture, Cooperative.

Community development--United States.

Community development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Medford, Mass. : Tufts University Press ; Lebanon, N.H. : University Press of New England, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A engaging analysis of food production in the United States emphasizing that sustainable agricultural development is important to community health.

Contents:

Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 | Introduction: Community Agriculture and Local Food Systems; Civic Agriculture; Farming and Food Today; A Place for Civic Agriculture; Plan of the Book; 2 | 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 States

3 | Going Global: The Industrialization and Consolidation of Agriculture and Food Production in the United StatesFrom 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; 4 | 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; Whither the Poor Consumer?; 5 | Toward a Civic Agriculture

Moving toward Civic AgricultureTheoretical Underpinnings of Civic Agriculture; Walter Goldschmidt'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 Processes and Power; Motors for Change; Civic Agriculture and Sustainable Agriculture; Why Didn't Small Business Flourish?; 6 | Civic Agriculture and Community Agriculture Development

Profiling Civic AgricultureCommunity-Supported Agriculture; Restaurant Agriculture; Farmers' Markets; Roadside Stands; Urban Agriculture, City Farming, Community Gardens; Measuring Civic Agriculture; 7 | 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; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-131) and index.

ISBN:

9781283896184

1283896184

9781611683035

1611683033

OCLC:

794670610