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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Schoolman, Ethan D. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
| Title |
Local food and civic engagement: Do farmers who market local food feel more responsible for their communities? |
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Rural Sociology |
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85(3), Sep, 2020: p.806-839 |
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Do farmers who participate in local food systems attach greater importance to civic engagement than farmers whose livelihood is not tied to the vitality of local markets? The literature on local food as a social movement continues to paint a picture of local food systems as contributing to, and benefiting from, rich networks of civil society groups. Yet to date, few studies have directly addressed the question of whether marketing local food is actually associated with higher levels of civic engagement among farmers. In this paper, I draw on local capitalism theory to identify two different mechanisms—depth of economic reliance on local markets, and breadth of social networks related to local food sales—that might spur farmers who market local food to feel more responsible for their communities. Then, using data from a large‐scale survey of specialty crop growers, I explore whether a relationship exists between farmer involvement with local food markets and attitudes toward civic engagement. Results suggest that while farmers strongly committed to local food markets attach greater importance to civic engagement, participation in multiple categories or kinds of local food supply chains is not necessarily associated with stronger civic values. - Reproduced |
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Rural Sociology |
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FARMERS |
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Articles |