A quiet revolution? beneath the surface of ireland's alternative food initiatives

Irish Geography

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-159

  Murtagh, Aisling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alternative food initiatives; Boundaries; Collective identity; Community gardens; Consumer food co operatives; Social movements

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD MARKET; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SUPPLY; GLOBALIZATION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DIET; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; GARDENING; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRELAND; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIC FARMING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGRICULTURE; COMMERCE; DIET; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SUPPLY; GARDENING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; IRELAND; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; POPULATION GROUPS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

IRELAND;

EID: 77958610221     PISSN: 00750778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00750778.2010.515380     Document Type: Article

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