3. The Farmers: Challenges of the Small Business

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction: Is Local Food an Ethical Alternative? 1
6. 1. Agrarianism and Hudson Valley Agriculture 15
7. 2. The Workers: Labor Conditions, Paternalism, and Immigrant Stories 41
8. 3. The Farmers: Challenges of the Small Business 68
9. 4. Sustainable Jobs? Ethnic Succession and the New Latinos 102
10. 5. Toward a Comprehensive Food Ethic 128
11. Methodological Appendix 151
12. Notes 155
13. Bibliography 183
14. Index 205