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Database research record2015·United States (New York City)

La relación entre productor y consumidor en sistemas alimentarios locales: análisis de sus prácticas y narrativas

Eleni Papaoikonomou, Matías Ginieis

Revista Internacional de Organizaciones

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This study conducts an empirical comparison between two local food systems: Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in Manhattan, New York, and Responsible Consumption Cooperatives in Catalonia, Spain. Using a qualitative methodology, the research identifies and explores the practices and narratives established between producers and consumers, which are also defined by the orientation and raison d’être of the local system. The study aims to empirically verify romanticized discourses about local food systems.