Food, Farms, and Community: Exploring Food Systems (UNH Non-Series Title) - Softcover

Chase, Lisa; Grubinger, Vern

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9781611684216: Food, Farms, and Community: Exploring Food Systems (UNH Non-Series Title)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1611684218 ISBN 13: 9781611684216
Publisher: University of New Hampshire Press, 2014

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

LISA CHASE is the natural resources specialist at University of Vermont Extension and the director of the Vermont Tourism Research Center. VERN GRUBINGER is an agriculture specialist with University of Vermont Extension and coordinator of the USDA's Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.

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Publisher
University of New Hampshire Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1611684218
ISBN 13 
9781611684216
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
296
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