Food Fears : From industrial to sustainable food systems /
Palmer, Alison Blay
Food Fears : From industrial to sustainable food systems / Alison Blay Palmer. - Aldershot, England : Ashgate Publishing, 2008. - x, 185 p.: 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Food fear : making connections -- The industrial revolution of food -- `It`s all about the sizzle` -- Growing distances : the separation of farmers, ecologies and the eaters -- Translating fear : mad cows, killer carrots and industrial food -- Eating organic in an age of insecurity -- Manufacturing food fear -- Creating mutual food system.
Drawing on a wealth of empirical research into mainstream and alternative North American food systems, this book discusses how sustainable, grass roots, local food systems offer a template for meaningful individual activism as a way to bring about change from the bottom up, while at the same time creating pressure for policy changes at all levels of government.
English
978-0-7546-7248-7
Food consumption
Food industry and trade
Food supply
338.19 B61f
Food Fears : From industrial to sustainable food systems / Alison Blay Palmer. - Aldershot, England : Ashgate Publishing, 2008. - x, 185 p.: 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Food fear : making connections -- The industrial revolution of food -- `It`s all about the sizzle` -- Growing distances : the separation of farmers, ecologies and the eaters -- Translating fear : mad cows, killer carrots and industrial food -- Eating organic in an age of insecurity -- Manufacturing food fear -- Creating mutual food system.
Drawing on a wealth of empirical research into mainstream and alternative North American food systems, this book discusses how sustainable, grass roots, local food systems offer a template for meaningful individual activism as a way to bring about change from the bottom up, while at the same time creating pressure for policy changes at all levels of government.
English
978-0-7546-7248-7
Food consumption
Food industry and trade
Food supply
338.19 B61f