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Organic futures : struggling for sustainability on the small farm /
An exploration of the lived experience of small-scale organic farmers in New England that unpacks how they balance their ideals with economic realities In recent years, the popularity of organically grown produce has exploded. In 2014, organic fruits and vegetables accounted for 12% of all produce s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Yale University Press,
2016.
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| Colección: | Yale agrarian studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION: CONVENTIONALIZATION, BIFURCATION, AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS ON THE SMALL ORGANIC FARM
- PART I: The Market
- 1. MAKING SENSE OF ORGANICS: A BRIEF HISTORY
- 2. ORGANIC HITS THE MAINSTREAM
- 3. WHY SUPERMARKET ORGANIC MATTERS
- PART II: The Land
- PRELUDE: A SENSE OF PLACE
- 4. AMID THE CHARD: CULTIVATING THE DIVERSE LANDSCAPES AND PRACTICES OF A NEW ENGLAND ORGANIC FARM
- 5. WHO FARMS?
- 6. A SEA OF BROWN BAGS AND THE ORGANIC LABEL: ORGANIC MARKETING STRATEGIES IN PRACTICE
- 7. NO-NONSENSE ORGANIC: NEGOTIATING EVERYDAY CONCERNS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND THE AESTHETICS OF FARMING
- CONCLUSION: AN ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE FOR OUR TIME
- APPENDIX: METHOD AND APPROACH
- REFERENCES
- INDEX.