000007689 001__ 7689 000007689 005__ 20251104123709.0 000007689 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/rj430515b 000007689 037__ $$aETD 000007689 245__ $$aHow alternative are the alternatives? A conceptual framework for analysis of control and value distribution in alternative food networks 000007689 260__ $$bMarylhurst University: Oregon Health and Science University 000007689 269__ $$a2015 000007689 336__ $$aThesis 000007689 502__ $$gFood Systems & Society 000007689 502__ $$bM.S. 000007689 520__ $$aThe conventional food system can be characterized by long intermediated supply chains, industrialization, corporatization, and concentrated ownership. A movement towards an alternative system that reconnects producers with consumers through a shared commitment to sustainability and community has developed as a result. As the alternative food system scales to meet growing consumer demand, however, many alternative food networks (AFNs) appear to be following conventional logic and economic models, which begs the question: how alternative are the alternatives? This research introduces and develops the Alterity Framework to analyze the distribution of control and value across the supply chains of five AFN models: CSA, farmers' markets, wholesale distribution, food hubs, and multi-stakeholder cooperatives. Developed through literature review, critical discourse analysis, and participatory action research, the conceptual framework combines several principles of the Diverse Economies, Extractive/Generative Economies, Value Chain, and Food Sovereignty frameworks to assess AFN models. 000007689 542__ $$fIn copyright - single owner 000007689 650__ $$aCommunity Networks$$031321 000007689 650__ $$aAgriculture$$014366 000007689 650__ $$aFood Supply$$019187 000007689 6531_ $$afarmers' markets 000007689 6531_ $$afood cooperatives 000007689 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine$$041369 000007689 692__ $$aGraduate Programs in Human Nutrition$$041470 000007689 7001_ $$aCochrane, Mallory$$uMarylhurst University 000007689 8564_ $$9000d6021-3d8f-4d39-ba5c-3c4a7d6d7216$$s1063166$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7689/files/Cochrane.Mallory.2015.pdf$$ePublic$$2bac8b020334d9dd7cc9e2eef6bc3ed91$$31 000007689 905__ $$a/rest/prod/rj/43/05/15/rj430515b 000007689 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:7689$$pstudent-work 000007689 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations