A Tale of Food Activism

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of farm-to-table (FTT) activities in agritourism towards sustainable development based on three agritourism farms in Brunei. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on qualitative data using semi-structured interviews with 23 participants involved in the management of the farms. In-depth interviews are considered the most appropriate approach to gain the unexplored perspectives of the agriculture community at the three agritourism farms. Findings The study found that FTT activities imparted in agritourism contribute towards sustainable development economically, socially and environmentally. FTT leads to the establishment of small medium and micro enterprises, which, in turn, creates employment for the local people. It also plays a part in preserving the ethno-culinary heritage of indigenous food, promoting food localism and sustainable agriculture. These findings suggest that FTT activities play an important role in revitalizing the local community. The outcome of this empirical research may enable planners to better formulate regional policy based on a balanced approach taking into account the three dimensions of sustainability towards agritourism development. From a theoretical standpoint, this study adds value to the literature by identifying the contributions of FTT activities towards sustainable development emphasising on the consumption of local ethnic food and food localism. Originality/value The contributions of agritourism for local farms has not been extensively discussed especially in Brunei’s local agriculture industry. This study will provide evidence that FTT activities contribute towards a moderate form of food activism; one that re-forges the disrupted linkages between people, nature and cultural heritage.

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« Food activism » en Europe : changer de pratiques, changer de paradigmes

Anthropology of food ◽

10.4000/aof.7920 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Valeria Siniscalchi

Keyword(s):

Food Activism

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Locavorism through Control Society Logic: An Analysis of the Possibilities of Food Activism and/or Brand Modeling

Advances in Applied Sociology ◽

10.4236/aasoci.2019.911039 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 09 (11) ◽

pp. 538-550

Author(s):

Margarete Ribeiro Tavares ◽

Fred Tavares ◽

Bárbara Lúcia Guimarães Alves ◽

Jefferson Fernando Gonçalves Guedes da Costa ◽

Marlen Maria Cabral Ramalho

Keyword(s):

Control Society ◽

Food Activism

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Eating politically

Contingent Horizons: The York University Student Journal of Anthropology ◽

10.25071/2292-6739.51 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 109-122

Author(s):

Jayne Malenfant

Keyword(s):

Food Production ◽

Meat Consumption ◽

Multiple Roles ◽

Food Movements ◽

Production And Consumption ◽

Food Activism ◽

History Of ◽

Food Not Bombs

This paper aims to demonstrate how the organization Food Not Bombs fits into a history of counter cultural food movements, especially through focusing on multiple political aims and the building of community through mutual food production and consumption. Through speaking with members who fill multiple roles within the Ontario chapters of the movement, I explore how various issues around the commodification of food, meat consumption, and activism inform how these individuals conceptualize their ‘food activism.’

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Food Activism and Language in a Slow Food Italy Restaurant Menu

Gastronomica The Journal of Food and Culture ◽

10.1525/gfc.2021.21.4.76 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 76-87

Author(s):

Carole Counihan

Keyword(s):

Poetic Language ◽

Slow Food ◽

Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽

Food Activism ◽

Food And Culture ◽

Culinary Traditions ◽

Food Movement ◽

Construct Meaning ◽

Food Democracy

This essay explores how food activists in Italy purposely shape food and language to construct meaning and value. It is grounded in years of ethnographic fieldwork on food and culture in Italy and looks specifically at the Slow Food Movement. The essay explores language and food activism through a detailed unpacking of the text of a menu prepared for a restaurant dinner for delegates to the Slow Food National Chapter Assembly in 2009. The menu uses descriptive poetic language to construct an idealized folk cuisine steeped in local products, poverty, history, and peasant culinary traditions. As I explore the language of the menu and the messages communicated by the food, I ask if they intensify people’s activism, advance Slow Food’s goals of “good, clean and fair food,” and promote food democracy.

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