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



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Autore: Alkon Alison Hope Visualizza persona
Titolo: Black, white, and green : farmers markets, race, and the green economy / / Alison Hope Alkon Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-73335-8
0-8203-4475-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910818357803321
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Serie: Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation