The purpose of this blog post is to relate the article titled "Good, Clean, Fair: The Rhetoric of the Slow Food Movement" by Stephen Schneider to my collaborative research project. The focus of our project is currently leaning towards a view of how to upstart a local farmers market and how it can impact a community both positively and negatively. The three quotes to that I feel apply to our project are:
"The rise of organic labels in supermarkets, the growth of local farmers markets, and the emergence of chains such as Whole Foods, Wild Oats, and Trader Joe’s all attest to consumers’ desire to avoid the perceived pitfalls of industrial food." (Schneider 384).
I feel this ties into our project as one of the reasons someone might want to start a farmers market and it may possibly be the reason that our interviewee for our Oral History Project , Mrs. Sarah Kirby, may have wanted to open her own farmers market.
"School gardens, farmers markets, and the Salone del Gusto are all understood as opportunities to educate consumers about food and gastronomy and to further persuade them to seek out those products that are good to eat and good to think."
This quote applies to one of the impacts that a farmers market can have on a community. It is also one of the reasons that a comsumer may choose to go to a farmers market.
"Furthermore, the money from farmers market and artisanal sales ideally goes to family farmers and other small producers, thereby contributing to less affluent and often underrepresented sectors of the community."
This quote applies to some of the negative connotations that many people attach to the slightly higher prices that a farmers market charges. I feel all these quotes can all be used as viable sources in our presentation.
"The rise of organic labels in supermarkets, the growth of local farmers markets, and the emergence of chains such as Whole Foods, Wild Oats, and Trader Joe’s all attest to consumers’ desire to avoid the perceived pitfalls of industrial food." (Schneider 384).
I feel this ties into our project as one of the reasons someone might want to start a farmers market and it may possibly be the reason that our interviewee for our Oral History Project , Mrs. Sarah Kirby, may have wanted to open her own farmers market.
"School gardens, farmers markets, and the Salone del Gusto are all understood as opportunities to educate consumers about food and gastronomy and to further persuade them to seek out those products that are good to eat and good to think."
This quote applies to one of the impacts that a farmers market can have on a community. It is also one of the reasons that a comsumer may choose to go to a farmers market.
"Furthermore, the money from farmers market and artisanal sales ideally goes to family farmers and other small producers, thereby contributing to less affluent and often underrepresented sectors of the community."
This quote applies to some of the negative connotations that many people attach to the slightly higher prices that a farmers market charges. I feel all these quotes can all be used as viable sources in our presentation.
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