Meeting in the Middle
Scaling‐up and Scaling‐over in Alternative Food Networks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7739849 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lilian Brislen (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 105-113 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Agriculture Food and Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2153-9553 • E-ISSN: 2153-9561 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/cuag.12176 |
| OpenAlex | W2897164232 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 28 |
The “scaling‐up” of Alternative Food Networks ( AFN ) through food hubs and other values‐based supply chains has the potential to simultaneously serve the needs of mid‐sized farmers and expand the scope of AFN impact and access. This paper argues for greater consideration of the process and practice of scaling‐up as it applies to farmers transitioning into AFN s from conventional markets. Interviews with mid‐sized farmers from two food hubs in the Southeastern U.S. shows that food hub farmers consist of a mixture of new‐entrant farmers growing their farm enterprises from direct markets, and heritage (e.g., multi‐generational) farmers already engaged in large‐scale production who are scaling‐over to wholesale AFN s from traditional commodity production. Relative to first‐generation farmers, the larger scale heritage farmers have distinct motivations and challenges that vary along a number of dimensions of their personal and enterprise history. The paper concludes that by supporting the unique needs of mid‐sized farmers scaling‐over from conventional markets, Food Hubs can play a transformative role in the expansion of AFN s and thus the broader goal of transforming our food systems
Geometry · Physics · Political science · Scaling · Statistical physics · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Mathematics · Organic Food and Agriculture · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |