LEADER 04323nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910454380003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-262-27875-8 010 $a1-4356-5186-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000535607 035 $a(EBL)3338895 035 $a(OCoLC)234182464 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000156486 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11148962 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000156486 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10130257 035 $a(PQKB)10171030 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000131037 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3338895 035 $a(OCoLC)234182464$z(OCoLC)646747537$z(OCoLC)764493428$z(OCoLC)961590574$z(OCoLC)962562813$z(OCoLC)966253262$z(OCoLC)988488650$z(OCoLC)991990247$z(OCoLC)992105590$z(OCoLC)1037938460$z(OCoLC)1038634301$z(OCoLC)1045505443$z(OCoLC)1055376831$z(OCoLC)1066438829$z(OCoLC)1081194337 035 $a(OCoLC-P)234182464 035 $a(MaCbMITP)7666 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3338895 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10229611 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000535607 100 $a20080313d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aFood and the mid-level farm$b[electronic resource] $erenewing an agriculture of the middle /$fedited by Thomas A. Lyson, G.W. Stevenson, and Rick Welsh 210 $a[Cambridge, Mass. ;$aLondon] $cMIT$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (315 p.) 225 1 $aFood, health, and the environment 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-262-62215-7 311 $a0-262-12299-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Series Foreword; Preface; I Agriculture of the Middle: Why Farm Structure Matters; 1 Why Worry about the Agriculture of the Middle?; 2 Pursuing Long-Term Food and Agricultural Security in the United States: Decentralization, Diversification, and Reduction of Resource Intensity; II Organizational Structures That Could Support an Agriculture of the Middle; 3 Cooperative Structure for the Middle: Mobilizing for Power and Identity; 4 Is Relationship Marketing an Alternative to the Corporatization of Organics? A Case Study of OFARM 327 $a5 Contractual Integration in Agriculture: Is There a Bright Side for Agriculture of the Middle?III Bringing Mid-Level Supply Chains and Consumers Together; 6 Consumer Considerations and the Agriculture of the Middle; 7 Values-Based Supply Chains: Strategies for Agrifood Enterprises of the Middle; IV Policies That Could Support the Agriculture of the Middle; 8 Toward a Pro-Middle Farm Policy: What Will It Take to Ensure a Promising Future for Family Farming?; 9 Agriculture of the Middle: Lessons Learned from Civic Agriculture 327 $a10 The Effect of Laws That Foster Agricultural Bargaining: Apple Growers in Michigan and New York State11 Sustaining the Middle: The Roles of Sustainable Agriculture and Agri-Environmental Payments; 12 The Prospects and Limits of Antitrust and Competitive-Market Strategies; Epilogue: Strategies for Strengthening the Agriculture of the Middle; Appendix: The Changing Status of Farms and Ranches of the Middle; Contributors; Index 330 8 $aDiscussing strategies for reviving an 'agriculture in the middle' and creating a food system that works for midsize farms and ranches, this book considers the ways midsize farms can regain vitality by scaling up aspects of small farms' operations to connect with consumers and develop food supply chains that preserve farmer identity. 410 0$aFood, health, and the environment. 606 $aFamily farms$zUnited States 606 $aFarm produce$zUnited States$xMarketing 606 $aFarms, Size of$zUnited States 606 $aSustainable agriculture$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFamily farms 615 0$aFarm produce$xMarketing. 615 0$aFarms, Size of 615 0$aSustainable agriculture 676 $a338.16 701 $aLyson$b Thomas A$01034271 701 $aStevenson$b G. W$01044924 701 $aWelsh$b Rick$01044925 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454380003321 996 $aFood and the mid-level farm$92470844 997 $aUNINA