Black, white, and green : farmers markets, race, and the green economy / / Alison Hope Alkon

• Autore: Alkon Alison Hope
• Pubblicazione: Athens, : University of Georgia Press, c2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 p.)
• Disciplina: 381/.41
• Soggetto topico: Farmers' markets - Social aspects - United States; Sustainable agriculture - Social aspects - United States; Alternative agriculture - Social aspects - United States; African American farmers - United States; Food supply - Social aspects - United States; Community development - United States; Minorities - United States - Economic conditions; Social justice - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Going green, growing green -- Understanding the green economy -- The taste of place -- Creating just sustainability -- Who participates in the green economy? -- Greening growth -- Farmers markets, race, and the green economy -- Epilogue. Reading, writing, relationship.
• Sommario/riassunto: Farmers markets are much more than places to buy produce. According to advocates for sustainable food systems, they are also places to ""vote with your fork"" for environmental protection, vibrant communities, and strong local economies. Farmers markets have become essential to the movement for food-system reform and are a shining example of a growing green economy where consumers can shop their way to social change. Black, White, and Green brings new energy to this topic by exploring dimensions of race and class as they relate to farmers markets and the green economy. With a focus on two Bay
• Titolo autorizzato: Black, white, and green
• ISBN: 1-283-73335-8; 0-8203-4475-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818357803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation