Civic agriculture : reconnecting farm, food, and community

The Resource Civic agriculture : reconnecting farm, food, and community
Label
Civic agriculture : reconnecting farm, food, and community
Title remainder
reconnecting farm, food, and community
Statement of responsibility
Thomas A. Lyson
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Lyson describes how, in the course of a hundred years, a small-scale, diversified system of farming became an industrialized system of production and also how this industrialized system has gone global. He argues that farming in the United States was modernized by employing the same techniques and strategies that transformed the manufacturing sector from a system of craft production to one of mass production. Viewing agriculture as just another industrial sector led to transformations in both the production and the processing of food. As small farmers and food processors were forced to expand, merge with larger operations, or go out of business, they became increasingly disconnected from the surrounding communities. Lyson enumerates the shortcomings of the current agriculture and food systems as they relate to social, economic, and environmental sustainability. He then introduces the concept of community problem solving and offers empirical evidence and concrete examples to show that a re-localization of the food production system is underway"--Provided by publisher
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Cataloging source
CaPaEBR
Dewey number
338.1/0973
Index
index present
LC call number
HD1761
LC item number
.L97 2004eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • standards specifications
  • bibliography
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