Database research record2011·United States
Nourishing women: toward a feminist political ecology of community supported agriculture in the United States
Lucy Jarosz
Gender Place & Culture
Urban Farm DB summary
This article examines the motivations of women farmers involved in community supported agriculture (CSA) in a US metropolitan region, based on interviews. It argues that these women's motivations reflect an ethics of care, centering their work on nourishing themselves and others. Their choices are shaped by the urban context, race, and middle-class status, expressing self-care and a post-capitalist politics that challenges neoliberal subject formation.