11:374:279 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Local Food, Sustainable Agriculture, Cornucopian

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior
• Course: 11:374:279
• Professor: Schoolman

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Important note: bullet points under the heading in lecture are points that are not explicitly covered in the readings, but that i will fully explain in lecture. Please take careful notes on these in lecture points! What are some examples of popular social movements that are seeking to promote some version of sustainable food . How do the goals of these movements, and their potential political coalitions, differ from each other: taste michigan, fairtrade, usda organic, keep it local, jersey fresh, local food has strong support from food justice advocates and farmers. How does this broad appeal affect the potential political coalition for policies to promote local food: the political risk for sustainable food is not so much opposition, as co- optation and dilution. o. What is community-supported agriculture (csa): csa: supports local community; provide promise to farmer of how much they will make (15319) from their crops in a given growing season.