Civic Agriculture by Lyson, Thomas A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Civil society: historical and contemporary perspectives Dedication Contents Tables Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Community Agriculture and Local Food Systems

Civic Agriculture Farming and Food Today A Place for Civic Agriculture Plan of the Book

2. From Subsistence to Production: How American Agriculture Was Made Modern

Agriculture and Rural Life The Emergence of Modern Economic Forms Early Agricultural Development Three Agricultural Revolutions The Social Construction of Modern Economic Categories Civic Economy, Economic Embeddedness, and the Informal Economy The Civic/Embedded Economy in the United States

From Craft Production to Mass Production The Trend toward Concentration and Consolidation Changing Geography of Production Distancing: Separating Production and Consumption Control of Farmland Labor Intensification Supply Chains

4. The Global Supply Chain

The Global Food System The Jolly Green Giant as a Corporate Migrant Grocery Wars Corporate Reach: The Men and Women behind the Food System Whither the Poor Consumer?

5. Toward a Civic Agriculture

Moving toward Civic Agriculture Theoretical Underpinnings of Civic Agriculture Walter Goldschmidt's Landmark Study Production Districts Two Models of Agricultural Development Neoclassical Economics versus Pragmatism Production versus Development Frameworks Experimental Biology versus Ecological Biology Corporate versus Community Orientation Corporate Middle Class versus Independent Middle Class Political Processes and Power Motors for Change Civic Agriculture and Sustainable Agriculture Why Didn't Small Business Flourish?

6. Civic Agriculture and Community Agriculture Development

Profiling Civic Agriculture Community-Supported Agriculture Restaurant Agriculture Farmers’ Markets Roadside Stands Urban Agriculture, City Farming, Community Gardens Measuring Civic Agriculture

7. From Commodity Agriculture to Civic Agriculture

Commodity Agriculture Refashioning Farming to Fit the Marketplace Reconnecting Farm, Food, and Community: Tools for Change Civic Agriculture: Moving from the Marketplace to the Community

Notes Bibliography Index