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| Milestad, Rebecka; Department of Urban and Rural Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Division of Environmental Strategies Research, Royal Institute of Technology; rebecka.milestad@sol.slu.se; Westberg, Lotten; Department of Urban and Rural Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences;; Geber, Ulrika; County Administrative Board of Stockholm;. |
| This article examines how local food systems in the form of farmers' markets can enhance adaptive capacity and build social-ecological resilience. It does this by exploring the learning potential among farmers and customers. Learning can enable actors to adapt successfully and thus build adaptive capacity. Three forms of learning are investigated: instrumental, communicative, and emancipatory. These forms of learning constitute the foundation for lasting changes of behaviors. Local food systems are characterized by close links and opportunities for face-to-face interactions between consumers and producers of food, and are also institutions where farmers and customers can express and act upon their ethical values concerning food. However, local food systems... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Adaptive capacity; Learning; Local food systems; Farmers' markets; Short food chains; Social-ecological resilience. |
| Ano: 2010 |
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| Martinez, Stephen W.; Hand, Michael S.; Da Pra, Michelle; Pollack, Susan L.; Ralston, Katherine L.; Smith, Travis A.; Vogel, Stephen J.; Clark, Shellye; Lohr, Luanne; Low, Sarah A.; Newman, Constance. |
| This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of local food systems. There is no consensus on a definition of “local” or “local food systems” in terms of the geographic distance between production and consumption. But defining “local” based on marketing arrangements, such as farmers selling directly to consumers at regional farmers’ markets or to schools, is well recognized. Statistics suggest that local food markets account for a small, but growing, share of U.S. agricultural production. For smaller farms, direct marketing to consumers accounts... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Local food systems; Farmers’ markets; Direct-to-consumer marketing; Direct-to-retail/ foodservice marketing; Community supported agriculture; Farm to school programs; Farmers’ Market Promotion Program; Food miles; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96635 |
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