Remaking the North American food system : strategies for sustainability

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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Practice and Place in Remaking the Food System, 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, Thomas A. Lyson; 2. Warrior, Builder, and Weaver Work: Strategies for Changing the Food System, 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, Gilbert Gillespie, Duncan L. Hilchey, C. Clare Hinrichs, and Gail Feenstra4. Practical Research Methods to Enhance Farmers' Markets, Larry Lev, Garry Stephenson, and Linda Brewer; 5. Community Supported Agriculture as an Agent of Change: Is it Working? Marcia Ruth Ostrom; 6. Food Policy Councils: Past, Present, and Future, 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, G.W. Stevenson and Holly Born

8. Eating Right Here: The Role of Dietary Guidance in Remaking Community-based Food Systems, Jennifer Wilkins9. Community-Initiated Dialogue: Strengthening the Community through the Local Food System, 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, Troy C. Blanchard and Todd L. Matthews; 11. Localization in a Global Context: Invigorating Local Communities in Michigan through the Food System, Michael W. Hamm

12. Assessing the Signifi cance of Direct Farmer-Consumer Linkages as a Change Strategy in Washington State: Civic or Opportunistic? Marcia Ruth Ostrom and Raymond A. Jussaume, Jr.13. Emerging Farmers' Markets and the Globalization of Food Retailing: A Perspective from Puerto Rico, Viviana Carro-Figueroa and Amy Guptill; 14. The Lamb That Roared: Origin-Labeled Products as Place-Making Strategy in Charlevoix, Quebec, Elizabeth Barham; 15. Be Careful What You Wish For: Democratic Challenges and Political Opportunities for the Michigan Organic Community, Laura B. DeLind and Jim Bingen

16. The Social Foundation of Sustainable Agriculture in Southeastern Vermont, Matthew Hoffman17. Community Food Projects and Food System Sustainability, Audrey N. Maretzki and Elizabeth Tuckermanty; Conclusion: A Full Plate: Challenges and Opportunities in Remaking the Food System, C. Clare Hinrichs and Elizabeth Barham; Contributors; Index

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