Food for the Future

Stories from the Alternative Agro-food Movement

John Brueggemann

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Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
15 April 2024

Food & society; Management of land & natural resources

Food for the Future: Stories from the Alternative Agro-food Movement is about different foods, the stories they contain, and most of all the people in the stories. John Brueggemann interviewed dozens of farmers, chefs, non-profit managers, consumers, teachers, and healthcare providers. He argues that their individual stories point towards larger patterns that have shaped the alternative agro-food movement, and that other factors, including the environmental movement, farms, lifestyle movements, and consumers have all played a crucial role in its rise. The author concludes that the alternative agro-food movement is providing a countervailing force relative to mainstream market culture, and that instead of efficiency, profit, consumption, individualism and short-term thinking, the alternative agro-food movement emphasizes meaning, need, creation, community, and long-term thinking.

By: John Brueggemann
Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 435g
ISBN: 9781666930733
ISBN 10: 1666930733
Pages: 322
Publication Date: 15 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Moral Foundations and Market Culture Chapter 2: The Ugly Story of the American Food System Chapter 3: Grounding Chapter 4: Extraction Chapter 5: Processing Chapter 6: Distribution Chapter 7: Consumption Chapter 8: Stewardship Chapter 9: Communication Chapter 10: Patterns Among Engaged Sustainers Chapter 11: Social Sources of Engagement Chapter 12: So What? Appendix A: Methods and Data Appendix B: Central Cast of Characters Appendix C: Glossary References About the Author

John Brueggemann is professor and chair in the Department of Sociology at Skidmore College.

Reviews for Food for the Future: Stories from the Alternative Agro-food Movement

"""In this wonderfully rendered account of how ordinary people are working to change our food and agricultural systems -- from production to consumption and everything in between -- John Brueggemann does the invaluable service of giving eaters the conceptual and practical tools they need to play their roles in building healthy lands and communities. Food for the Future is indispensable reading for precisely this moment in time."" --Norman Wirzba, author of Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating - Duke University"