Food for the Future
Stories from the Alternative Agro-food Movement
Abstract
Food for the Future: Stories from the Alternative Agro-food Movement is about different foods, the stories they contain, and most of all the people in the stories. John Brueggemann interviewed dozens of farmers, chefs, non-profit managers, consumers, teachers, and healthcare providers. He argues that their individual stories point towards larger patterns that have shaped the alternative agro-food movement, and that other factors, including the environmental movement, farms, lifestyle movements, and consumers have all played a crucial role in its rise. The author concludes that the alternative agro-food movement is providing a countervailing force relative to mainstream market culture, and that instead of efficiency, profit, consumption, individualism and short-term thinking, the alternative agro-food movement emphasizes meaning, need, creation, community, and long-term thinking.
Schlagworte
Social justice Food security Food sovereignty Food studies Lifestyle movements Market culture Healthy consumption Morality Sustainable agriculture agriculture studies sociology of food food justice- 1–12 Introduction 1–12
- 49–74 Grounding 49–74
- 75–92 Extraction 75–92
- 93–112 Processing 93–112
- 113–136 Distribution 113–136
- 137–158 Consumption 137–158
- 159–178 Stewardship 159–178
- 179–196 Communication 179–196
- 259–272 So What? 259–272
- 273–276 Appendix A 273–276
- 277–280 Appendix B 277–280
- 281–286 Appendix C 281–286
- 287–300 References 287–300
- 301–308 Index 301–308
- 309–310 About the Author 309–310