Alternative Food Movements

Keywords

Alternative food movements (AFMs); Community supported agriculture (CSA); Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs); Farmers' markets; Farming; Food justice; Food systems; Genetically modified organisms (GMOs); Green revolution; Local foods; New social movements (NSMs); Permaculture; Plant-based diets; Sustainability; Urban gardening

Abstract

We review several alternative food movements (AFMs) that have emerged in response to changing food production during the twentieth century. The shift from small-scale, family-owned operations to massive, corporatized factories has resulted in concerns about human health, environmental degradation, and animal welfare; and it is around these issues that AFMs have emerged. The rise in AFMs seems to signal a growing desire for more personal connections between consumers and producers, and between producers and their products. Here, we discuss some of the established AFMs as well as newly emerging ones.

Publication Date

3-26-2015

Publication Title

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition

Number of Pages

566-572

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.64133-8

Socpus ID

85043429604 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85043429604

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