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Growing pains: the local food movement in northern Colorado

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dc.contributor.authorMcNamara, Maureen Catherine, author
dc.contributor.authorBrowne, Katherine E., advisor
dc.contributor.authorSherman, Kathleen A., committee member
dc.contributor.authorRaynolds, Laura, committee member
dc.coverage.spatialColorado
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T04:52:28Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T04:52:28Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractGlobal food and agribusiness corporations exhibit significant control over food production and consumption. Around the world, people contest this corporate food regime through efforts like local food movements. Critics often undermine the power of localism movements and claim that local food is a short-term trend that will not impact the larger market. In my thesis, I explore the local food movement in Northern Colorado. My analysis draws on fieldwork I conducted in 2009-2010 and includes data from participant observation, semi-structured interviews (n=23) and an online survey (n=67). In Northern Colorado, local food producers and advocates are passionate about and committed to growing the local food system. The strong network of producers ensures that the movement stays rooted in and develops as an integral part of the community. Despite producers' enthusiastic and collaborative energies, local food is not for the most part economically viable. Producers, consumers, and advocates in Northern Colorado are faithful to local food, but individual commitments cannot counter the powerful forces that shape food production and consumption. In order for local food to challenge the global agro-food structures, the movement has to adopt a more political and economically focused approach that moves beyond consumer education and marketing strategies.
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dc.identifierMcNamara_colostate_0053N_10129.pdf
dc.identifierETDF2010200118ANPO
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/44969
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjectproducer community
dc.subjectnorthern Colorado
dc.subjectlocal food
dc.subjectfood movement
dc.subjecteconomic viability
dc.subjectregional food system
dc.subjectLocal foods -- Colorado
dc.subjectProducer cooperatives -- Colorado
dc.titleGrowing pains: the local food movement in northern Colorado
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thesis.degree.disciplineAnthropology
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)

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