From industrial to sustainable food systems Palmer, Alison Blay creator text xx Aldershot, England Ashgate Publishing 2008 monographic und

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x, 185 p.: 24 cm. 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. 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. Alison Blay Palmer. Includes bibliographical references and index English Food consumption Food industry and trade Food supply 338.19 B61f 978-0-7546-7248-7 251212 20260803094059.0