‘Local’: Contextualizing Hawai‘i’s Foodways

Perceptions Of A Small Midwestern Food Cooperative: A Case Study

“…Local food and organic food are often conflated when not educated about the topic, though local food is often considered healthier or more nutritious (Streed, Cliquet, and Kagan 2017). Commonly, there is an apparent distinction between what is considered geographically local versus culturally local that confounds this definition (Hobart 2016). Local food systems can follow two distinct frameworks: either that regional food must be protected and promoted along with the traditional methods of producing those food products or that both producers and consumers must participate in localized food systems as a means to reject the industrial food system.…”

“…Localism, then, could be considered a way of placemaking within the community, through shared cultural and socio-historic identities (Hobart 2016). Local food can also strengthen community activity through increased interaction between members of the community, producers of food products, and consumers of this food.…”