Typical characteristics of local food systems
| Different types of local food systems | Local food systems Social networks in which shared ethical and moral values and direct contact between the consumer and farmer are central (Crivits and Paredis, 2013) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers’ markets (FMs) | Community-supported agriculture models (CSA) | REKO local food system | |
| What is it about? | FM involves direct selling to the consumer by the person who grew, reared or produced the foods; in a common facility where the above activity is practiced by numerous farmers selling local produce (McEachern et al., 2010) | CSA is a relationship established between a farm and a supporting community of members (Galt et al., 2019) | REKO involves a social network of local farmers, consumers and administrators; a Facebook group where pre-orders of food are organised; a given location where trading is actualised directly from farmers to consumers |
| Social elements | Direct selling between consumers and farmers | Mutual benefits and formal agreements between consumers and farmers | Three types of member groups, online and offline communication |
| Spatial elements | A physical marketplace | A physical farm | A physical marketplace and an online forum |
| Different types of local food systems | Local food systems Social networks in which shared ethical and moral values and direct contact between the consumer and farmer are central ( | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers’ markets (FMs) | Community-supported agriculture models (CSA) | REKO local food system | |
| What is it about? | FM involves direct selling to the consumer by the person who grew, reared or produced the foods; in a common facility where the above activity is practiced by numerous farmers selling local produce ( | CSA is a relationship established between a farm and a supporting community of members ( | REKO involves a social network of local farmers, consumers and administrators; a Facebook group where pre-orders of food are organised; a given location where trading is actualised directly from farmers to consumers |
| Social elements | Direct selling between consumers and farmers | Mutual benefits and formal agreements between consumers and farmers | Three types of member groups, online and offline communication |
| Spatial elements | A physical marketplace | A physical farm | A physical marketplace and an online forum |
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