About this issue
In the face of recurring environmental crises, interest in local food systems has evolved from a fringe trend to a full-fledged social movement. Such localized food systems are viewed as a way of rejuvenating the foundations of people’s nutrition, incomes, economies, ecologies, and cultures. However, the movement has been met with resistance from those championing the conventional, large-scale food system. This volume of RCC Perspectives offers insights into the motivations, benefits, and limitations of local food systems.
How to cite: Pimbert, Michel, Rachel Shindelar, and Hanna Schösler (eds.), “Think Global, Eat Local: Exploring Foodways,” RCC Perspectives 2015, no. 1. doi.org/10.5282/rcc/6920.
Content
- Introduction: The Popularization of Food Localization by Rachel Shindelar and Michel Pimbert
- How Local is Slow Food? by Daniel Philippon
- Critical Urban Gardening by Chiara Certomà
- The Ecological Sustainability of Local Food Systems by Rachel Shindelar
- Revisiting Forgotten Foods: A Case Study from California by Alicia Funk
- We Should All Have the Right to Link Ourselves More Directly to the Land by Jan Douwe van der Ploeg
- Food Sovereignty and Autonomous Local Systems by Michel Pimbert
- What Should We Eat? by Matthew Booker
