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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Alkon, Alison Hope

Titel

Black, White, and Green: Farmers Markets, Race, and the Green Economy

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Farmers markets are much more than places to buy produce. According to advocates for sustainable food systems, they are also places to "vote with your fork" for environmental protection, vibrant communities, and strong local economies. Farmers markets have become essential to the movement for food-system reform and are a shining example of a growing green economy where consumers can shop their way to social change. This volume explores dimensions of race and class as they relate to farmers markets and the green economy. With a focus on two Bay Area markets -- one in the primarily white neighborhood of North Berkeley, and the other in largely black West Oakland -- the author investigates the possibilities for social and environmental change embodied by farmers markets and the green economy. The book aims to understand how the green economy fosters visions of social change that are compatible with economic growth while marginalizing those that are not. Tables, Figures.