Southern Rural Sociology Special Issue: Sustainable Agriculture and Quality of Life
Guest Editors: Jeffrey L. Jordan and Douglas H. Constance
Articles
Sustainable Agriculture and the Social Sciences: Getting Beyond Best Management Practices and into Food Systems
Jeffrey L. Jordan and Douglas H. Constance
The Role of Southern SARE Projects in Enhancing the Quality of Life in Rural Communities in the South
Keiko Tanaka and Victoria Mundy Bhavsar
Produce Sections, Town Squares, and Farm Stands: Comparing Local Food Systems in Community Context
Stephen Gasteyer, Sarah A. Hultine, Leslie R. Cooperband, and M. Patrick Curry
Slow Food Lessons in the Fast Food Midwest
Heather McIlvaine-Newsad, Christopher D. Merrett, William Maakestad, and Patrick McLaughlin
Motivations for Participating in Community-Supported Agriculture and Their Relationship with Community Attachment and Social Capital
Joan M. Brehm and Brian W. Eisenhauer
Lessons Learned from Advocating CSAs for Low-Income and Food Insecure Households
Susan Andreatta, Misty Rhyne, and Nicole Dery
Expanding the Marketing Opportunities and Sustainable Production Potential for Minority and Limited-Resource Agricultural Producers in Louisiana and Mississippi
Anna M. Kleiner and John J. Green
Barriers to Entry into the Specialty Red Meat Sector: The Role of Food Safety Regulation
Michelle R. Worosz, Andrew J. Knight, Craig K. Harris, and David S. Conner
Conventionalization, Bifurcation, and Quality of Life: Certified and Non-Certified Organic Farmers in Texas
Douglas H. Constance, Jin Young Choi, and Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland
Conservation Use and Quality of Life in a Rural Community: An Extension of Goldschmidt's Findings
Jason Shaw Parker and Richard H. Moore
Attendance at Religious Meetings and Community Involvement
Gene L. Theodori and Chyrel A. Mayfield
On the Diversity of Friendship and Network Ties: A Comparison of Religious Versus Nonreligious Group Membership in the Rural American South
Jeremy Porter and Susannah M. Brown