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Main Title Home grown : the case for local food in a global market /
Author Halweil, Brian.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Prugh, Thomas.
Publisher Worldwatch Institute,
Year Published 2002
OCLC Number 51025165
ISBN 1878071661; 9781878071668
Subjects Farm produce--Marketing ; Food supply--Government policy ; Farmers' markets ; Farms, Small ; Urban agriculture ; Commerce agricole ; Production agricole ; Localisation ; Productie ; Lokale gemeenschappen ; Internationale handel ; Marché international ; Produit du terroir ; Approvisionnement alimentaire ; Produit agricole ; Green Revolution ; Agriculture--Economic aspects ; Agriculture and state
Internet Access
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http://www.worldwatch.org/system/files/EWP163.pdf
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EKBD  WWI/P-163 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 01/03/2003
Collation 83 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"November 2002." Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-79) and index.
Contents Notes
Entering the foodshed -- The transcontinental lettuce -- The Wal-Mart effect -- Making food deserts bloom -- Farmers as entrepreneurs -- Taking back the market -- Rebuilding the local foodshed -- The personal case for eating local. Entering the foodshed -- The transcontinental lettuce -- The Wal-Mart effect -- Making food deserts bloom -- Farmers as entrepreneurs -- Taking back the market -- Rebuilding the local foodshed -- The personal case for eating local.