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Food and the mid-level farm : renewing an agriculture of the middle /

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Discussing strategies for reviving an 'agriculture in the middle' and creating a food system that works for midsize farms and ranches, this book considers the ways midsize farms can regain vitality by scaling up aspects of small farms' operations to connect with consumers and develop...

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Other Authors: Lyson, Thomas A., Stevenson, G. W., Welsh, Rick
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Cambridge, Mass.] ; [London] : MIT, 2008.
Series:Food, health, and the environment
Subjects:
Family farms > United States.
Farm produce > United States > Marketing.
Farms, Size of > United States.
ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy
ENVIRONMENT/Food Studies
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Discussing strategies for reviving an 'agriculture in the middle' and creating a food system that works for midsize farms and ranches, this book considers the ways midsize farms can regain vitality by scaling up aspects of small farms' operations to connect with consumers and develop food supply chains that preserve farmer identity.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 296 pages) : illustrations, maps.
ISBN:9780262278751
0262278758
9781435651869
1435651863
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/9780262122993.001.0001