Labor and the locavore : the making of a comprehensive food ethic /

In the blizzard of attention around the virtues of local food production, food writers and activists place environmental protection, animal welfare, and saving small farms at the forefront of their attention. Yet amid this turn to wholesome and responsible food choices, the lives and working conditi...

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Main Author: Gray, Margaret, 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2014]
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Labor and the Locavore; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Is Local Food an Ethical Alternative?; 1 Agrarianism and Hudson Valley Agriculture; 2 The Workers: Labor Conditions, Paternalism, and Immigrant Stories; 3 The Farmers: Challenges of the Small Business; 4 Sustainable Jobs? Ethnic Succession and the New Latinos; 5 Toward a Comprehensive Food Ethic; Methodological Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.