1. A Community Engagement Case Study of the Somerville Mobile Farmers' Market
- Author
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Erica Satin-Hernandez and Lisa Robinson
- Subjects
lcsh:Recreation. Leisure ,Food System ,lcsh:TX341-641 ,lcsh:GV1-1860 ,Mobile Farmers' Market ,lcsh:Home economics ,lcsh:Regional planning ,Economic Justice ,lcsh:Technology ,lcsh:Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology ,lcsh:Agriculture ,lcsh:Social Sciences ,lcsh:HT51-1595 ,lcsh:HT101-395 ,Sociology ,Marketing ,lcsh:Human ecology. Anthropogeography ,lcsh:Environmental sciences ,lcsh:GE1-350 ,Food security ,Community engagement ,business.industry ,lcsh:T ,Equity (finance) ,lcsh:S ,lcsh:Geography. Anthropology. Recreation ,lcsh:HT390-395 ,Equity ,Public relations ,lcsh:H ,Food Access ,lcsh:G ,Food Security ,Farmers' Market ,Elite ,Food systems ,lcsh:Communities. Classes. Races ,lcsh:GF1-900 ,business ,lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,Culturally appropriate ,lcsh:TX1-1110 - Abstract
The Somerville Mobile Farmers' Market, a food access initiative in Somerville, Massachusetts, is an example of community-municipality collaboration and a testament to the importance of community engagement, justice, and respect in the creation of a culturally relevant program. Traditional farmers' markets have been exclusive spaces catering to the white and elite, but through a community engagement process, The Somerville Mobile Farmers' Market has come to represent the immigrant-rich community in Somerville and increase food access in a culturally appropriate way.
- Published
- 2016