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Little, Ruth, Maye, Damian 
ORCID: 0000-0002-4459-6630 and Ilbery, Brian W
(2010)
Collective purchase: moving local and organic foods beyond the niche market.
Environment and Planning A, 42 (8).
pp. 1797-1813.
doi:10.1068/a4262
Abstract
The authors draw attention to the creative possibilities offered by collective purchase as a mechanism to move local and organic foods beyond the niche market. The food-buying group and cooperative style of food purchasing has received only scant reference in the alternative food and ethical consumption literatures, but it offers much in terms of historical context and future lessons for growth in the sector. 'We can do it better' is an experimental ethic of the 1960s and 1970s counterculture, but it resonates strongly with the present-day 'alternatives' associated with the local and organic food movement. The authors use Gibson-Graham's notion of 'diverse economies' to examine selected buying groups and food cooperatives in North America, Europe, and Japan. The results reveal a highly pixilated and evolving mix of motivations and ethics. The 'ideology first, practicalities later' approach appears to be a powerful influence, symbolising the 'becomingness' of ethical purchasing in these contexts.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | REF2014 Submission. POLITICS; SYSTEMS; CONSUMER; SPACES |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences J Political Science > JA Political science (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > Countryside and Community Research Institute |
| Research Priority Areas: | Place, Environment and Community |
| Depositing User: | Anne Pengelly |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Apr 2014 15:44 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2021 21:27 |
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/459 |
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