9 Food Safety Concerns Encourage Urban Organic Farming

Cunwang, Cheng; Shi, Yan

doi:10.1163/9789004269385_011

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“…One of the most visible initiatives is the development of community supported agriculture (CSA) characterized by a community that supports farm operations so that the farm becomes community-owned or stewarded (White, 2013). This model originated in the United States during the 1980s, and has subsequently received social and academic attention elsewhere (Cheng & Shi, 2014;Ku & Yan, 2018). Influenced by consumerism, some CSA and similar movements are primarily driven by consumers' concerns over healthy and safe food, but contribute little to improving the environment, the livelihood of rural agricultural producers, or to generating a true partnership between urban consumers and rural producers (Krul & Ho, 2017;Scott, Si, Schumilas, & Chen, 2014).…”

Section: Social Work Intervention and Food Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

Implementing green education of urban families: An action research project in Beijing, China

Hou¹,

Wu³

et al. 2019

Action Research

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Crises in food safety have attracted increased public attention in many countries, typically posing serious threats to public health and causing potential economic, social, and environmental damage. This research applied a green social work framework and developed a family-based and child-centered education model in a Chinese urban context. The green educational model engaged practitioners in a participatory and cooperative learning process to explore practical solutions for food safety that had social and environmental value. Applying action research, this program engaged participant families in extended ways of knowing in educational activities, through which to enhance their emotional connection with the natural environment, and develop critical knowing and reflective action. The program generated useful insights for green social work intervention and public education to improve environmental justice and providing lessons about action research as a method of engagement for social workers.

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Section: Social Work Intervention and Food Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%