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Cooperative information report volume 55
Publisher
Rural Development, United Department of Agriculture
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Series
Cooperative information report volume 60
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Rural Business--Cooperative Service
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
7) Where the dove calls: the political ecology of a peasant corporate community in northwestern Mexico
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Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
This thesis project is simultaneously an examination of the United States agricultural systems through an educational lens and a solution for restoring the fundamental connections between agriculture and learning. The foundation is an historical analysis and review, and assessment of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and other Community Supported Organizations (CSO). The outcome is Community Supported Agriculture and Nature Education (CSANE),...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Through this project, I question whether the downtown area of New Albany, Indiana is a place where residents face barriers to accessing affordable nutrient dense foods and maintaining household food security. I also sought to understand the dilemmas faced by local food producers such as limited food access to retail markets for their products and inadequate financial profits thus not earning a living wage. To determine the answers to these questions,...
Author
Publisher
Godine
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Ever wonder if there's a better way to live, work, and eat? You're not alone. Here is the story of five back-to-the-land movements, from 1840 to present day, when large numbers of utopian-minded people in the United States took action to establish small-scale farming as an alternative to mainstream agriculture. Then and now, it's the story of people striving to live freely and fight injustice, to make the food on their table a little healthier, and...
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Series
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Expands the historical narrative of the black freedom struggle to embrace the work, roles, and contributions of southern black farmers and the organizations they formed. Whereas existing scholarship generally views agriculture as a site of oppression and exploitation of black people, this book reveals agriculture as a site of resistance and provides a historical foundation that adds meaning and context to current conversations around the resurgence...
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Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Timeless features fundamental to human life, namely sustenance and healthcare, currently display significant systemic problems. Both sectors are presently undergoing transitions in the United States and elsewhere, and citizens and entrepreneurs can employ creative solutions to enhance improvement strategies. This analysis explores historic costs and benefits of the traditional agricultural cooperative business structure and applies the lens of social...
Author
Publisher
Green Mountain College
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In this applied professional project, a qualitative case study was developed and implemented seeking to determine the differences between workshare and pick up share member groups at an organic CSA in northwest New Jersey. Currently, Asbury Village Farm practices community supported agriculture (CSA) on eight acres and is located approximately 60 miles west of New York City in a rural area of Warren County. It has a total of 200 members, 170 either...
