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Adult Learning in Alternative Food Networks
Author(s) -
Etmanski Catherine,
Kajzer Mitchell Ingrid
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.20220
Subject(s) - adult learning , food systems , adult education , scale (ratio) , sociology , psychology , pedagogy , marketing , business , geography , agriculture , food security , cartography , archaeology
This chapter describes the role small‐scale organic farmers are playing as adult educators in alternative food networks and as leaders for food systems transformation. Findings are drawn from a survey of organic farmers in British Columbia, Western Canada.