Farmers' markets aim to bring producers and consumers together under direct marketing
schemes, also known as alternative food networks, for local and sustainable production and …

This popular text, now in a third edition, offers readers a vivid perspective on the cultural and
social complexities of food practices and the current food system. Synthesizing insights from …

Often organized as grassroots, nonprofit organizations, many farmers' markets serve as
strategic venues linking producers and consumers of local food while fulfilling multiple …

This article summarizes what we know about marketplaces in the United States, relates that
knowledge to a research agenda on the subject, and makes suggestions for planning …

Food system localization is often advocated by academics, activists, and policy makers as a
means of effectively addressing the negative social and ecological consequences of current …

The research described in this paper was designed to identify the factors that influence the
importance small-scale farmers place on different marketing channels of short food supply …

Local food systems are growing, and little is known about how the constellation of farms and
markets change over time. We trace the evolution of two local food systems (Baltimore …

Although farmers markets are often described in relatively homogenizing terms, there is
nonetheless significant diversity in their form and function, and that diversity remains …

Farmers markets are drawing increasing attention by consumers as a local source of fresh
foods; by producers as an alternative marketing opportunity to improve farm sales; and by …

In response to calls by scholars to deepen theoretical engagement in research on
Alternative Food Networks (AFNs), in this article we critically discuss and assess major …