A recent "farms to school" movement designed to expand the range and quantity of local foods, especially produce, has taken root across the U.S, with support from the United States Department of Agriculture....

Limited research has analyzed how the values espoused by Western alternative food systems, such as taste and territoriality, are adopted and refashioned in post-socialist societies. Muscovites now echo the...

Examining committee: Marc Schlossberg, chair, Nico Larco, Geraldine Moreno-Black

This thesis investigates the success of and challenges facing small farmers operating direct marketing farm businesses in Oregon's Willamette Valley. This qualitative study utilizes participatory methods to...

A number of researchers view farmers’ markets as an appropriate vehicle for

Research Paper

For many activists and scholars, urban agriculture in the Global North has become synonymous with sustainable food systems, standing in opposition to the dominant industrial agri-food system. At the same time,...

2010

This paper explores the meaning of healthy eating in Lakeview, Oregon. It focuses on what community members think about the food available in the community primarily through restaurants and grocery stores. ...

I met Ora Temple in a bar and asked if we could set up an interview. He agreed and we eventually got together at the Lionesses BBQ. He’s not a big talker, but he is charming. We interviewed while I was...