Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) as a Form of Sustainable Consumption

Czasopismo

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• Autorzy: Karolina Ertmańska

Warianty tytułu

Rolnictwo wspierane przez społeczność jako forma zrównoważonej konsumpcji

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article describes the activities and specificity of so-called CSA groups (Community Supported Agriculture) as one of the forms of the observable trend related to the formation of different types of informal, mutual social initiatives. Certainly such activities can be categorized as sustainable consumption. The article presents the results of research conducted on CSA groups operating in Poland. This study aims is to contribute to the discussion by combining data from basic research with a comparative analysis. The research shows that the various CSA-projects differ a lot from each other and that there is a variety of approaches within the CSA-movement. (original abstract)

W artykule opisano działania i specyfikę grup RWS (rolnictwo wspierane przez społeczność) jako jednej z form obserwowanego trendu związanego z tworzeniem różnego rodzaju nieformalnych, wzajemnych inicjatyw społecznych. Takie działania można zaliczyć do zrównoważonej konsumpcji. W artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań przeprowadzonych na grupach RWS działających w Polsce. Wyniki badania powinny przyczynić się do dyskusji. Dane z badań podstawowych połączono z analizą porównawczą. Badania pokazują, że projekty RWS różnią się znacznie i że istnieje wiele podejść w ramach tego ruchu. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Agriculture; Consumption; Local community

PL

Rolnictwo; Konsumpcja; Społeczności lokalne

• Czasopismo: ---
• Strony: 51--59

Twórcy

autor

Karolina Ertmańska

• Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie

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