[PDF] Top 20 Vol 5 No 1 (2014): Open Call Papers

... cess. She nodded a lot as Neal explained the process and when he was finished, she said, “that should all work fine.” She did inquire about his liability insurance; his policy includes US$1 million in liability, ... See full document

... The baker brings together nearly 4,000 individ- uals through social media activities and campaigns. The responses to the baker’s Facebook postings show that he is reaching local food actors and con- sumers, as well as ... See full document

... Thomson, 2014; Elliott & Firbank, 2013; Tilman et ...Lobley, 2014; Lal, 2015; Rochecouste, Dargusch, Cameron, & Smith, 2015; van Ittersum, Cassman, Grassini, Wolf, Tittonell, & Hochman, ...al. ... See full document

... production and, just as importantly, in ways that make those supports proportionately available to smaller producers, including urban farms. Also, while this is not a UA-specific issue, citizen and congressional support ... See full document

... (Smith, 2014), over 90% of farmers rely on off-farm income (Brown & Weber, 2013), which is unsurprising as the median farm income recorded in the 2012 census is actually negative: –US$1,453 (USDA Economic ... See full document

... Vogel, 2011; Martinez et al., 2010; National Farm to School Network, 2017; National Restaurant Association, 2014). Most of the growth to date has been associated with direct-to-consumer market- ing. With consumer ... See full document

... to address this deficit and its negative health impacts. St. Andrew AME quickly responded to the residents’ call by donating an unused commer- cial space to The Works, Inc., for the market. A group of SoMeRAP ... See full document

... tions of decision-making and of fund allocation. The challenges of genuine citizen participation cannot be understated (Arnstein, 1969; Ogden, 2016; Packer, 2014). Implicit bias studies suggest that simply ... See full document

... over 7,800 in the last two decades (U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture, 2012). A Five a Day Cam- paign report, conducted by the California Depart- ment of Public Health, found that about one-third of low-income African ... See full document

... the global community through their frequently cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities. IEEE provides useful guidelines for electronic engineers to follow when ... See full document

... • Post-reading exercises depend on the purpose of reading and the type of information the reader is interested in gaining. With reference to the previous statement, Barnett (1988, p. 5) remarks: “Post-read- ing ... See full document

... 5. Children learn through experiences, and thus classroom activities are an opportunity for language acquisition in a meaningful context. According to Cameron (2001), children must acquire listening habits as well ... See full document

... At the turn of the twenty-first century, Fairclough (2000) announced the birth of a new rhetoric of reconciliation that advocates for economic progress and social justice. This alignment, however, has not been the only ... See full document

... After preliminary interviews and self-evaluations, which were transcribed and recorded, students who were enrolled in the study were observed for four weeks. Evaluations of students’ writings were also collected. ... See full document

... Interviews indicated that animals selected to produce Manta should exhibit visual healthiness, be vaccinated and dewormed, and show good body condition. The selected sheep were generally males with an average age of 18 ... See full document

... The high rate of pesticide application, coupled with a low level of knowledge about pesticide safety, calls for (1) research on the impacts on human beings and the environment, and also (2) technical ... See full document

... planning (American Planning Association [APA], 2007; Pothukuchi, 2009; Raja, Born, & Russell, 2008), however, it remains a relatively nascent and specialized practice among professional city and regional planners. ... See full document

... agency’s call for papers for the special issue of JAFSCD, have helped build the economic argument for local food investments and made gathering economic evidence more accessible to planners and community ... See full document

... simultaneously 1) enhance ‘quality of life’ (QOL) attributes and 2) provide infrastructures that facilitate social rela- tionships and the rapid exchange of information (Ateljevic & Doorne, 2003; Chang & ... See full document

... What is missing from the Kenai Peninsula food system, we further argue, is a system of dis- tribution and marketing that brings local seafood to local consumers at an affordable price, an assertion that refers back to ... See full document