Finding a balance: Placing Farmers' Markets in the context of sustainability in modern society
(2009)- Abstract
- This thesis focuses on local food systems in Sweden, using examples from
the Farmers’ Markets that are a growing phenomena in Sweden, as well as in
many other developed countries across Europe and the Americas and many
other developed countries. Farmers’ Markets are about consumers and
producers reconnecting and re-establishing the relationships of trust and
transparency that are lacking in today’s modern industrial food production
and distribution chains through consumers meeting producers and
interacting with them directly.
This thesis explores the socio-economic aspects of Farmers’ Markets and
the reasons producers are willing to engage. It asks if a... (More) - This thesis focuses on local food systems in Sweden, using examples from
the Farmers’ Markets that are a growing phenomena in Sweden, as well as in
many other developed countries across Europe and the Americas and many
other developed countries. Farmers’ Markets are about consumers and
producers reconnecting and re-establishing the relationships of trust and
transparency that are lacking in today’s modern industrial food production
and distribution chains through consumers meeting producers and
interacting with them directly.
This thesis explores the socio-economic aspects of Farmers’ Markets and
the reasons producers are willing to engage. It asks if a balance can be
found between the local system and the global system in our modern fast
track lives. (Less)
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- author
- Nilsson, Helen LU
- supervisor
-
- Allan Johansson LU
- Lars Hansson LU
- Donald Huisingh LU
- Oksana Mont LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2009
- type
- Thesis
- publication status
- published
- subject
- publisher
- IIIEE, Lund University
- ISBN
- 9789188902511
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- a70a87a5-7e14-4476-89fc-d9d1445d58b0 (old id 1553486)
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-01 13:21:04
- date last changed
- 2018-11-21 20:15:15
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abstract = {{This thesis focuses on local food systems in Sweden, using examples from<br/><br>
the Farmers’ Markets that are a growing phenomena in Sweden, as well as in<br/><br>
many other developed countries across Europe and the Americas and many<br/><br>
other developed countries. Farmers’ Markets are about consumers and<br/><br>
producers reconnecting and re-establishing the relationships of trust and<br/><br>
transparency that are lacking in today’s modern industrial food production<br/><br>
and distribution chains through consumers meeting producers and<br/><br>
interacting with them directly.<br/><br>
This thesis explores the socio-economic aspects of Farmers’ Markets and<br/><br>
the reasons producers are willing to engage. It asks if a balance can be<br/><br>
found between the local system and the global system in our modern fast<br/><br>
track lives.}},
author = {{Nilsson, Helen}},
isbn = {{9789188902511}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Licentiate Thesis}},
publisher = {{IIIEE, Lund University}},
title = {{Finding a balance: Placing Farmers' Markets in the context of sustainability in modern society}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/3320046/1580960.pdf}},
year = {{2009}},
}