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- Food, Farms, and Community: Exploring Food Systems
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: University of New Hampshire Press
summary
Throughout the United States, people are increasingly concerned about where their food comes from, how it is produced, and how its production affects individuals and their communities. The answers to these questions reveal a complex web of interactions. While large, distant farms and multinational companies dominate at national and global levels, innovative programs including farmers’ markets, farm-to-school initiatives, and agritourism are forging stronger connections between people and food at local and regional levels. At all levels of the food system, energy use, climate change, food safety, and the maintenance of farmland for the future are critical considerations. The need to understand food systems—what they are, who’s involved, and how they work (or don’t)—has never been greater.
Food, Farms, and Community: Exploring Food Systems takes an in-depth look at critical issues, successful programs, and challenges for improving food systems spanning a few miles to a few thousand miles. Case studies that delve into the values that drive farmers, food advocates, and food entrepreneurs are interwoven with analysis supported by the latest research. Examples of entrepreneurial farms and organizations working together to build sustainable food systems are relevant to the entire country—and reveal results that are about much more than fresh food.
Food, Farms, and Community: Exploring Food Systems takes an in-depth look at critical issues, successful programs, and challenges for improving food systems spanning a few miles to a few thousand miles. Case studies that delve into the values that drive farmers, food advocates, and food entrepreneurs are interwoven with analysis supported by the latest research. Examples of entrepreneurial farms and organizations working together to build sustainable food systems are relevant to the entire country—and reveal results that are about much more than fresh food.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- 1. Introduction to Food Systems
- pp. 1-15
- 2. Local Food Systems
- pp. 16-32
- 3. The Business of Food and Farming
- pp. 33-53
- 4. Values in Food Systems
- pp. 54-73
- 5. The Agricultural Workforce
- pp. 74-87
- 6. Farming and the Environment
- pp. 88-107
- 7. Climate Change and Agriculture
- pp. 108-122
- 8. Energy, Food, and Farms
- pp. 123-137
- 9. Access to Healthy Food
- pp. 138-148
- 10. Farm to School
- pp. 149-164
- 11. Agritourism and On-Farm Marketing
- pp. 165-181
- 12. Food Safety from Farm to Fork
- pp. 182-194
- 13. The Next Generation of Farmers
- pp. 195-211
- 15. Improving Food Systems
- pp. 230-248
- Figure and Map Credits
- pp. 273-278
Additional Information
ISBN
9781611686876
Related ISBN(s)
9781611684216
MARC Record
OCLC
897339943
Pages
304
Launched on MUSE
2014-12-16
Language
English
Open Access
No