Overview

Food and agriculture are in the news daily. Stories in the media highlight issues of abundance, deprivation, pleasure, risk, health, community, and identity. Remaking the North American Food System examines the resurgence of interest in rebuilding the links between agricultural production and food consumption as a way to overcome some of the negative implications of industrial and globalizing trends in the food and agricultural system. Written by a diverse group of scholars and practitioners, the chapters in this volume describe the many efforts throughout North America to craft and sustain alternative food systems that can improve social, economic, environmental, and health outcomes. With examples from Puerto Rico to Oregon to Quebec, this volume offers a broad North American perspective attuned to trends toward globalization at the level of markets and governance and shows how globalization affects the specific localities. The contributors make the case that food can no longer be taken for granted or viewed in isolation. Rather, food should be considered in its connection to community vitality, cultural survival, economic development, social justice, environmental quality, ecological integrity, and human health.

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Author:   C. Clare Hinrichs ,  Thomas A. Lyson
Publisher:   University of Nebraska Press
Imprint:   University of Nebraska Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.559kg
ISBN:  

9780803227903

ISBN 10:   0803227906
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   01 July 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Contents Acknowledgments   000 Introduction: Practice and Place in Remaking the Food System      000 C. Clare Hinrichs Part I: What's Wrong with the Food System? Orienting Frameworks for Change 1. Civic Agriculture and the North American Food System     000 Thomas A. Lyson 2. Warrior, Builder, and Weaver Work: Strategies for Changing the Food System 000 G. W. Stevenson, Kathryn Ruhf, Sharon Lezberg, and Kate Clancy Part II: Institutions and Practices to Remake the Food System 3. Farmers' Markets as Keystones in Rebuilding Local and Regional Food Systems      000 Gilbert Gillespie, Duncan L. Hilchey, C. Clare Hinrichs, and Gail Feenstra 4. Practical Research Methods to Enhance Farmers' Markets   000 Larry Lev, Garry Stephenson, and Linda Brewer 5. Community Supported Agriculture as an Agent of Change: Is It Working?      000 Marcia Ruth Ostrom 6. Food Policy Councils: Past, Present, and Future    000 Kate Clancy, Janet Hammer, and Debra Lippoldt 7. The ""Red Label"" Poultry System in France: Lessons for Renewing an Agriculture-of-the-Middle in the United States   000 G. W. Stevenson and Holly Born 8. Eating Right Here: The Role of Dietary Guidance in Remaking Community-Based Food Systems      000 Jennifer Wilkins 9. Community-Initiated Dialogue: Strengthening the Community through the Local Food System      000 Joan S. Thomson, Audrey N. Maretzki, and Alison H. Harmon Part III: The Importance of Place and Region in Remaking the Food System 10. Retail Concentration, Food Deserts, and Food-Disadvantaged Communities in Rural America      000 Troy C. Blanchard and Todd L. Matthews 11. Localization in a Global Context: Invigorating Local Communities in Michigan through the Food System 000 Michael W. Hamm 12. Assessing the Significance of Direct Farmer-Consumer Linkages as a Change Strategy in Washington State: Civic or Opportunistic? 000 Marcia Ruth Ostrom and Raymond A. Jussaume, Jr. 13. Emerging Farmers' Markets and the Globalization of Food Retailing: A Perspective from Puerto Rico 000 Viviana Carro-Figueroa and Amy Guptill 14. The Lamb That Roared: Origin-Labeled Products as Place-Making Strategy in Charlevoix, Quebec      000 Elizabeth Barham 15. Be Careful What You Wish For: Democratic Challenges and Political Opportunities for the Michigan Organic Community    000 Laura B. DeLind and Jim Bingen 16. The Social Foundation of Sustainable Agriculture in Southeastern Vermont  000 Matthew Hoffman 17. Community Food Projects and Food System Sustainability  000 Audrey N. Maretzki and Elizabeth Tuckermanty Conclusion: A Full Plate: Challenges and Opportunities in Remaking the Food System  000 C. Clare Hinrichs and Elizabeth Barham List of Contributors    000 Index 000"

Reviews

Whether looking for alternatives to large-scale commodity agriculture or seeking to improve food access for underserved people, Remaking the North American Food System is useful to practitioners and academics alike as they work to better understand the context and possibilities for creating a better food system. -Patricia Allen, Great Plains Research -- Patricia Allen Great Plains Research Remaking the North American Food System: Strategies for Sustainability is an essential reference for anyone working on improving their local, regional, and our national food systems. The collection of work provides a rich history of how local food movements have served to reconnect people to the places and producers in their own communities. -Kelly D. Horton, Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition -- Kelly D. Horton Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Remaking the North American Food System: Strategies for Sustainability is an essential reference for anyone working on improving their local, regional, and our national food systems. The collection of work provides a rich history of how local food movements have served to reconnect people to the places and producers in their own communities. -Kelly D. Horton, Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition -- Kelly D. Horton * Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition * Whether looking for alternatives to large-scale commodity agriculture or seeking to improve food access for underserved people, Remaking the North American Food System is useful to practitioners and academics alike as they work to better understand the context and possibilities for creating a better food system. -Patricia Allen, Great Plains Research -- Patricia Allen * Great Plains Research *

Author Information

C. Clare Hinrichs, an associate professor of rural sociology at Pennsylvania State University, has published numerous articles on rural sociology and agriculture. Thomas A. Lyson (1948–2006) was the Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Development Sociology and director of the Community, Food, and Agriculture Program at Cornell University. He is the author of Civic Agriculture: Reconnecting Farm, Food, and Community. Contributors: Elizabeth Barham, Jim Bingen, Troy C. Blanchard, Holly Born, Linda Brewer, Viviana Carro-Figueroa, Kate Clancy, Laura B. DeLind, Gail Feenstra, Gilbert W. Gillespie Jr., Amy Guptill, Michael W. Hamm, Janet Hammer, Alison H. Harmon, Duncan L. Hilchey, C. Clare Hinrichs, Matthew Hoffman, Raymond A. Jussaume Jr., Larry Lev, Sharon Lezberg, Debra Lippoldt, Thomas A. Lyson, Audrey N. Maretzki, Todd L. Matthews, Marcia Ruth Ostrom, Kathryn Ruhf, Garry Stephenson, G. W. Stevenson, Joan S. Thomson, Elizabeth Tuckermanty, and Jennifer Wilkins

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