Add to ORKGWhat do organic farmers in Quebec have to say about the sustainability of their own farming practices and of organic farming generally in the context of our current food system? What are their perspectives on the economic, social and environmental sustainability of their farms? What values do they try to incorporate into their way of farming to ensure long-term viability both of the individual farm and of the organic sector as a whole? This paper proposes an overview of the issues surrounding sustainability from the perspective of organic farmers, based on 40 in-depth interviews with organic farmers from a wide diversity of sectors in Quebec. Conclusions will examine some of the tensions in the organic movement, for example, between the mov...
Since the mid-1990s, organic farming has emerged from its marginal and niche production status to be...
The globalization and industrialization of food sector created a need for food traceability. Alterna...
Organic food, which is grown without man-made pesticides and fertilisers, is generally assumed to be...
Agriculture is at the centre of society’s most pressing sustainability challenges, including food in...
Conversion to organic farming is one solution to the costs which globalization has imposed on the hu...
Advocates of organic practices claim that organics should play a greater role in growing our food. I...
The current conception of organic farming is the result of nearly a century of intellectual thought ...
There is a growing global concern about food security and safety issues generally and the social and...
Environmental sustainability in agriculture is a key component of discussions to address the current...
Organic farming is increasingly recognised, by consumers, farmers, environmentalists and policy-make...
Sustainable farming, and ways to achieve it, are important issues for agricultural policy. New Zeala...
In recent years, the market for organic farming has significantly increased in response to concerns ...
Although existing as a concept (with a few farmers following it) since the 1920s, it was in the 1970...
Organic agriculture is an ideology built on general principles that have evolved over time. In Canad...
Farmers ’ markets have proliferated in North America over the last decade. Seemingly a panacea for l...
Since the mid-1990s, organic farming has emerged from its marginal and niche production status to be...
The globalization and industrialization of food sector created a need for food traceability. Alterna...
Organic food, which is grown without man-made pesticides and fertilisers, is generally assumed to be...
Agriculture is at the centre of society’s most pressing sustainability challenges, including food in...
Conversion to organic farming is one solution to the costs which globalization has imposed on the hu...
Advocates of organic practices claim that organics should play a greater role in growing our food. I...
The current conception of organic farming is the result of nearly a century of intellectual thought ...
There is a growing global concern about food security and safety issues generally and the social and...
Environmental sustainability in agriculture is a key component of discussions to address the current...
Organic farming is increasingly recognised, by consumers, farmers, environmentalists and policy-make...
Sustainable farming, and ways to achieve it, are important issues for agricultural policy. New Zeala...
In recent years, the market for organic farming has significantly increased in response to concerns ...
Although existing as a concept (with a few farmers following it) since the 1920s, it was in the 1970...
Organic agriculture is an ideology built on general principles that have evolved over time. In Canad...
Farmers ’ markets have proliferated in North America over the last decade. Seemingly a panacea for l...
Since the mid-1990s, organic farming has emerged from its marginal and niche production status to be...
The globalization and industrialization of food sector created a need for food traceability. Alterna...
Organic food, which is grown without man-made pesticides and fertilisers, is generally assumed to be...