Community supported agriculture (CSA) is regarded as a model that can show directions for
more sustainable food systems. Therefore, the progressing knowledge regarding challenges …

Calls for agri-food system sustainability transitions abound and increasingly draw attention
to the need for addressing deeply ingrained social, cultural and economic logics that drive …

Localized urban food systems are gaining attention from policy makers, planners, and
advocates for benefits that go well beyond food production and consumption. Recognizing …

Alternative food networks (AFNs) are growing in number and relevance in Germany. Those
networks include new models of production and distribution, such as food cooperatives …

Organic and low-input food systems are emerging worldwide in answer to the sustainability
crisis of the conventional agri-food sector.“Alternative” systems are based on local …

Sustainable agriculture is among the most urgently needed work in the United States, for at
least three reasons: we face an environmental crisis, a health crisis, and a rural economic …

This paper explores the actual and potential contributions of community‐led initiatives (CLIs)
to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As examples of self‐determined practical …

This study aimed to explore the constraining and facilitating factors impacting the
emergence and consolidation of different types of alternative food networks (AFNs) in …

The use of the internet for sales and marketing has been on an upward trend in the past
decade. The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted an increase in direct market …

In the hope for more sustainable agriculture and a stronger connection to their food, an
increasing number of consumers participate in alternative food networks (AFNs) …