What Is Our Culture? I Don’t Even Know

2019 ◽  
pp. 69-90
Author(s):  
Ashanté M. Reese
Keyword(s):  
Food Access ◽  
Food System ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Local Food System ◽  
Self Reliance

This chapter turns to the role of nostalgia in placemaking, community building, and the ways residents evaluated their local food system. In it, residents discuss self-reliance as a foundational ethos in the neighborhood’s history and also offer critiques of themselves and each other for not embodying self-reliance in the present, reflecting on the question “who is responsible?” for unequal food access. This chapter makes a claim that nostalgia plays an important role in the stories that people tell about food in the neighbourhood.

scholarly journals Consumers’ preferences for a local food product: the case of a new Carnaroli rice product in Lombardy

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Ferrazzi ◽  
Vera Ventura ◽  
Sabrina Ratti ◽  
Claudia Balzaretti
Keyword(s):  
Food System ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Rice Production ◽  
Lombardy Region ◽  
Local Food System ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Rice Area ◽  
Regional Project

Italy with a cultivated area of 218.000 hectares is European leader of rice production. In particular Lombardy region accounts for 40% of total rice cultivation and the case study in object in this work accounts for 3,2% of Lombardy total rice area (2.773 hectares). Starting from 2012, <em>Riso e Rane</em> rural district (R&amp;RD) through a regional project titled <em>Buono, Sano e Vicino</em> supported local rice farmers in developing innovation in rice production and promoting an alternative supply chain to increase farmers bargaining power and promote new market strategies. More specifically, the innovation introduced is a new biotech method for variety certification, named <em>DNA controllato</em> (DNA tested). In the first step of the project, the attention was focused on a Italian traditional variety of rice: Carnaroli rice. Thanks to a commercial agreement with one of the most important GOD in Lombardy, the <em>Riso e Rane</em> rice is offered for sale both in the traditional and whole-grain version. In this context, this work aims to evaluate the determinants of consumer’s quality perception of this product, through a preference study of the commercial rice package. Preliminary results reveal that consumers perceive information about origin, local food-system and tradition more easily than <em>DNA tested</em> certification. In conclusion, this work contributes to evaluate the role of bio economy applications in the food sector and offers new insights for the debate about the relationships between tradition and innovation.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF SMALL FARMS IN LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS

2019 ◽  
Vol XXI (4) ◽  
pp. 600-611
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Żmija ◽  
Marta Czekaj ◽  
Dariusz Żmija
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Local Food Systems ◽  
Small Farms ◽  
Safety Control ◽  
Local Food System ◽  
Food Quality And Safety ◽  
Oriented Activity

The goal of this paper is to recognize the desired prospective role of small farms in local food systems as well as identify the directions of future-oriented activity for its implementation. The empirical data for the study was provided as a result of workshops hosted in the Rzeszowski subregion in 2019, attended by the stakeholders of the local food system. The methodology of the studies was based on the concept of foresight research, using the backcasting technique. For the purpose of formulating the visions of the desired prospective role of small farms in local food systems, the workshops participants determined their potential future roles in the subsystem of production, processing and consumption of food in the subregion, while, above all, recognizing them in reference to production, processing and providing the consumer with food of the highest quality. The aforementioned roles have been determined as being under-implemented. The recommended areas of activities for increasing the share of small farms in local food systems were identified as: legislation, institutional conditions, consultancy, financial support and farm cooperation, food quality and safety control, promotion of local food products and consumer education.

scholarly journals The local food system in the ‘genius loci’ – the role of food, local products and short food chains in rural tourism

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gusztáv Nemes ◽  
Viktória Csizmadiáné Czuppon ◽  
Katalin Kujáni ◽  
Éva Orbán ◽  
Ágnes Szegedyné Fricz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food System ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Food Chains ◽  
Local Food System

scholarly journals Activating the local food system in emergency food response

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Andy Ollove ◽  
Samiha Hamdi
Keyword(s):  
Food Access ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Local Food Systems ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
Local Food System ◽  
Food Response ◽  
History Of ◽  
Local Farmers

Resilient local food systems are a necessary component to keep our communities healthy, especially during times of emergency. With a history of supporting local farmers and food access in less-resourced communities, Fresh Approach was in a prime position at the time of shelter-in-place orders to pivot our efforts to emergency food relief in this time of uncertainty. By collaborating and mobilizing resources, Fresh Approach was able to strengthen existing connections with small farmers, build new relationships with other food access nonprofits, and support families in need by providing them with farm-fresh, local, and healthy produce. We outline how these partnerships and collective efforts have fortified a resilient and transformative food system in our area.

Small, Slow, and Local: Essays on Building a More Sustainable and Local Food System

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 353
Author(s):  
Mary Jane Angelo ◽  
Amelia Timbers ◽  
Matthew J. Walker ◽  
Joshua B. Donabedian ◽  
Devon Van Noble ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food System ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Local Food System

scholarly journals The rise of the local food movement and its impact on rural economies: With examples from the Region of Durham

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Stacey Jibb
Keyword(s):  
Government Policy ◽  
Food System ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Local Food Movement ◽  
Local Food System ◽  
Rural Economies ◽  
Food Economy ◽  
Food Movement

<p>Rural economies across North America continue to see the positive impacts of the rise of the local food movement and the evolution of the local food system. Local food is a fluid definition impacted by several factors. Government policy, geography and the personal relationships that develop between producer and consumer all play a part in shaping what is local. This has altered how consumers interact with the local food economy and has given rise to direct-farm marketing and agri-tourism as ways to participate in the local food system. Using examples from northern Durham Region, this paper examines how rural economies are impacted by the growing demand for access to local food and how that translates into direct impacts for the local economy. </p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>local food, local food movement, rural economies, direct-farm marketing, food economy</p>

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