Humanity faces a triple threat of climate change, biodiversity loss, and global food insecurity.
In response, increasing the general adaptive capacity of farming systems is essential. We …

Who controls what we eat? This book reveals how dominant corporations, from the
supermarket to the seed industry, exert control over contemporary food systems. It analyzes …

In recent years those seeking alternatives to industrialized and globalized food systems
have looked beyond organic production to develop a range of alternative food networks …

In this second edition of The Sociology of Food and Agriculture, students are provided with a
substantially revised and updated introductory text to this emergent field. The book begins …

Much is being made of local food. It is at once a social movement, a diet, and an economic
strategy—a popular solution—to a global food system in great distress. Yet, despite its …

Food security is a fundamental element of community health. Informal house-lot food
growing, by providing convenient access to diverse varieties of affordable and nutritious …

Agricultural systems are embedded in wider social-ecological processes that must be
considered in any complete discussion of sustainable agriculture. Just as climatic profiles …

Trust and personal relationships are regarded as critical elements of local food systems.
This study examines the role of trust and personal relationships among tourism stakeholders …

The purpose of this paper is to explore how socioeconomic and technological shifts in
Canadian and American food production, processing, and distribution have impacted …

Public fridges are open-access community-stewarded spaces where food can be freely and
anonymously shared. As such, they are fertile ground for understanding the obstacles and …