Remaking the North American food system
Subtitle: strategies for sustainability
By: edited by C. Clare Hinrichs and Thomas A. Lyson.
Contributors: Hinrichs, C. Clare.; Lyson, Thomas A.
Series: Our sustainable future
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780803224384
Subjects: Food industry and trade -- North America; Produce trade -- North America; Food consumption -- North America; Sustainable development -- North America
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Civic agriculture and the North American food system / Thomas A. Lyson; title: Warrior, builder, and weaver work: strategies for changing the food system / G.W. Stevenson ... [et al.]; title: Farmers' markets as keystones in rebuilding local and regional food systems / Robert Gillespie ... [et al.]; title: Practical research methods to enhance farmers' markets / Larry Lev, Garry Stephenson, and Linda Brewer; title: Community supported agriculture as an agent of change / Marcia Ruth Ostrom; title: Food policy councils / Kate Clancy ... [et al.]; title: 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; title: Eating right here: the role of dietary guidance in remaking community-based food systems / Jennifer Wilkins; title: Community-initiated dialogue: strengthening the community through the local food system / Joan S. Thomson, Audrey N. Maretzki, and Alison H. Harmon; title: Retail concentration, food deserts, and food-disadvantaged communities in rural America / Troy C. Blanchard and Todd L. Matthews; title: Localization in a global context : invigorating local communities in Michigan through the food system / Michael W. Hamm; title: Assessing the significance of direct farmer-consumer linkages as a change strategy in Washington State / Marcia Ruth Ostrom and Raymond A. Jussaume; title: Emerging farmers' markets and the globalization of food retailing: a perspective from Puerto Rico / Viviana Carro-Figueroa and Amy Guptill; title: The lamb that roared: origin-labeled products as place-making strategy in Charlevoix, Quebec / Elizabeth Barham; title: Be careful what you wish for: democratic challenges and political opportunities for the Michigan organic community / Laura B. DeLind and Jim Bingen; title: The social foundation of sustainable agriculture in southeastern Vermont / Matthew Hoffman; title: Community food projects and food system sustainability / Audrey N. Maretzki and Elizabeth Tuckermanty; title: Conclusion: A full plate: challenges and opportunities in remaking the food system / C. Clare Hinrichs and Elizabeth Barham.