Agrarian Dreams
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Agrarian Dreams

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Agrarian Dreams

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In this groundbreaking study of organic farming, Julie Guthman challenges accepted wisdom about organic food and agriculture in the Golden State. Many continue to believe that small-scale organic farming is the answer to our environmental and health problems, but Guthman refutes popular portrayals that pit "small organic" against "big organic" and offers an alternative analysis that underscores the limits of an organic label as a pathway to transforming agriculture. This second edition includes a thorough investigation of the federal organic program, a discussion of how the certification arena has continued to grow and change since its implementation, and an up-to-date guide to the structure of the organic farming sector. Agrarian Dreams delivers an indispensable examination of organic farming in California and will appeal to readers in a variety of areas, including food studies, agriculture, environmental studies, anthropology, sociology, geography, and history.

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Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9780520959132
Edition
2
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Agriculture
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Agrarian Dreams
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Tables
  8. List of Abbreviations
  9. Preface to the Second Edition
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. Maps
  12. 1. Agrarian Dreams
  13. 2. Finding the Way: Roads to Organic Production
  14. 3. Organic Farming: Ideal Practices and Practical Ideals
  15. 4. California Dreaming: California’s Agro-Industrial Legacy
  16. 5. Organic Sediment: A Geography of Organic Production
  17. 6. Conventionalizing Organic: From Social Movement to Industry via Regulation
  18. 7. Organic Regulation Ramified
  19. 8. California Organics, Fifteen Years On
  20. 9. The Agrarian Answer?
  21. Appendix
  22. Notes
  23. Glossary
  24. References
  25. Index