How alternative foods become affordable: The co-construction of economic value on a direct-to-customer market

Bååth, Jonas

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.05.017

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“…Indeed, and similar to what Gerhard and Peñaloza (2018) pointed out, the fair becomes a value system that is strongly supported by the social interaction between buyers and producers. In this way, reciprocal relationships as well as social and environmental values become an alternative to the competition inherent to markets and the conventional food system (Bååth 2022), an aspect that contributes to its resilience as well as to its re-localization as a space for meeting and convergence of regional cultural heterogeneity.…”

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Resilience processes and positioning of agroecological farmers in an urban horticultural fair in northwest Patagonia

Ladio

Longo²,

Molares³

2023

Ethnobot. Res. App.

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Background: Horticultural fairs are spaces that promote regional agrobiodiversity, transmitting and recreating multiple knowledge and emotions between horticulturists and customers. The adaptive processes by which fairs are sustained over time in the face of socio-economic, climatic, and sanitary changes are still little known. Considering the principles of socio-environmental resilience, the aims of this research were: 1) to analyze the positionings of horticulturists that favor the process of resilience in the Free Fair of Family Farmers from Nahuel Huapi, San Carlos de Bariloche (Patagonia, Argentina) and 2) to reflect on the vulnerabilities and challenges faced by this fair for its sustainability over time.Methods: A qualitative study was carried out that included interviews, participant observation, and virtual ethnography.Results: One hundred and eighty-six ethnospecies, mostly of exotic origin (99%) are part of the agrobiodiversity of the fair. The main principles that foster the resilience of the fair are: high agrobiodiversity and functional redundancy that reflect and promote local food customs; learning and connectivity for innovation and information exchange; and cooperation and adaptive systemic thinking based on experiences, attachment to the land, and reciprocity. The affective dimension crosses each of these principles, strengthening the cultural fabric of horticulturists and customers. However, the economic and cultural viability of the fair is uncertain, mainly due to the drastic socio-environmental changes that the region is experiencing.Conclusions: To reduce the vulnerabilities of the fair, it will be necessary to strengthen the principles mentioned above and to increase the participation of the broader levels of governance (technical and governmental sectors).

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Resilience processes and positioning of agroecological farmers in an urban horticultural fair in northwest Patagonia

Ladio

Longo²,

Molares³

2023

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How individuals make sense of their climate impacts in the capitalocene: mixed methods insights from calculating carbon footprints

Jack,

Bååth,

Heinonen

et al. 2023

Sustain Sci

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Many people want to play their part to tackle climate change, but often do not know where to start. Carbon Footprint (CF) Calculators pose potential for helping individuals situate themselves in climate impacting systems of which they are a part. However, little is currently known about whether and how individuals who complete CF calculators understand their CF in the context of climate change. This article explores how people make sense of their CFs and locate themselves in the capitalocene. It draws on theories of social practices, environmental ethics, valuation, and knowledge-use to analyse data from 500+ Danes who completed a CF calculator (https://carbonfootprint.hi.is) and interviews with 30 Danes who were asked to complete the CF calculator. In this article, we describe how Danes’ CFs are impacted, looking at how survey respondents rate importance of mitigating climate change, importance of personal actions, and importance of public steering, as well as disposable income, living space, and family type. We also show how interviewees reflect over their consumption activities and possibilities. Those with high income nearly always had high CF but felt like they had little agency to change the system and rather justified their high-emitting practices such as flying, while those with low CF felt they had more agency in the system. The results show that high-CF individuals resist voluntary reduction of their emissions despite the presence of environmental ethics. Thus, we conclude that systemic solutions have the foremost capacity to reduce carbon emissions.

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Consumer collectives in the circular economy: A systematic review and research agenda

Luukkonen,

Närvänen,

Becker

2024

Sustainable Production and Consumption

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How alternative foods become affordable: The co-construction of economic value on a direct-to-customer market

Cited by 6 publications

References 36 publications

Resilience processes and positioning of agroecological farmers in an urban horticultural fair in northwest Patagonia

Resilience processes and positioning of agroecological farmers in an urban horticultural fair in northwest Patagonia

How individuals make sense of their climate impacts in the capitalocene: mixed methods insights from calculating carbon footprints

Consumer collectives in the circular economy: A systematic review and research agenda

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