Reconnecting Consumers, Producers and Food presents a detailed and empirically grounded analysis of alternatives to current models of food provision. The book offers insights into the identities, motives and practices of individuals engaged in reconnecting producers, consumers and food. Arguing for a critical revaluation of the meanings of choice and convenience, Reconnecting Consumers, Producers and Food provides evidence to support the construction of a more sustainable and equitable food system which is built on the relationships between people, communities and their environments.

About the Authors/Editors

Moya Kneafsey, Coventry University
Rosie Cox, Birkbeck, University of London
Lewis Holloway, University of Hull
Elizabeth Dowler, University of Warwick
Laura Venn, BMG Research, Birmingham
Helena Tuomainen, formerly at University of Warwick

Contents

Chapter 1: Contextualising Alternative Food Relationships
Chapter 2. Conceptualising Alternatives Within a Framework of Care
Chapter 3: Researching Alternative Food Networks
Chapter 4: Analytical Description of Six Alternative Food Schemes
Chapter 5: Growing and selling food: producers and production
Chapter 6: Reconnecting Producers and Consumers: identities and motives
Chapter 7: Locating food in everyday life: Consumer practices, care, convenience and choice
Chapter 8: Conclusions: Reconnection Through Care