Local forms of food related economic activity are highlighted, as are economic issues for the large scale food economy Farmers, association
It is also important to notice what economic aspects of food production are not here The subject of the conventional, large scale, food system is in the larger system controversies section, Additionally, the issues of purchasing food is covered in the food consumer section. In general there is a dividing line between how food is grown here in the Growing Section, and the subject of how food is purchased which in the Food Consumer section. This Growing section does include how food gets to the Farmers Market or other places where it it is sold, but leaves the Food Consumer section to fill in the economic details
Inputs Sometimes what would be considered input are actually ready at hand such as land and water
A dividing line for inputs can be drawn between what could be called natural inputs, water, land, sunlight, compost, mulch, seed, and then mechanical interventions, watering systems, trellises, shade cloth, greenhouses etc
It is also important to notice what economic aspects of food production are not here The subject of the conventional, large scale, food system is in the larger system controversies section, Additionally, the issues of purchasing food is covered in the food consumer section. In general there is a dividing line between how food is grown here in the Growing Section, and the subject of how food is purchased which in the Food Consumer section. This Growing section does include how food gets to the Farmers Market or other places where it it is sold, but leaves the Food Consumer section to fill in the economic details
Inputs Sometimes what would be considered input are actually ready at hand such as land and water
A dividing line for inputs can be drawn between what could be called natural inputs, water, land, sunlight, compost, mulch, seed, and then mechanical interventions, watering systems, trellises, shade cloth, greenhouses etc