Although the origins of the theoretical debate regarding political–economic alternatives are
as old as Proudhon, Marx and Engels, discussion concerning alternative economic and …

Community supported agriculture (CSA) is regarded as a model that can show directions for
more sustainable food systems. Therefore, the progressing knowledge regarding challenges …

The literature review is a crucial stage within any research process and in this case, there is
a sizeable corpus of relevant research. It was important to conduct a thorough review in …

Concerns about the unsustainability of the conventional food system have brought attention
to so called alternative food networks (AFNs), which are widely thought to be more …

Community gardens are enjoying a renaissance, thought to be due to people's desire to
reconnect with food, nature and community. This paper presents results from an exploratory …

Major changes are needed both with regard to what we eat and how food is produced. The
latter is the focus of the present research, specifically the rise of controlled environment …

Abstract “Scaling-up” is the next hurdle facing the local food movement. In order to effect
broader systemic impacts, local food systems (LFS) will have to grow, and engage either …

Abstract Spaces of 'alternative'food production and consumption have been the subject of
considerable interest within agri-food research and policy-making circles in recent decades …

The idea of “food miles,” the distance that food has to be shipped, has entered into debates
in both popular and academic circles about local eating. An oft-cited figure claims that the …

Calls for agri-food system sustainability transitions abound and increasingly draw attention
to the need for addressing deeply ingrained social, cultural and economic logics that drive …