Participation Type
Paper
Session Title
Session 9.08 Folklore, Foodways, and History
Presentation #1 Title
The Twentieth-Century Historical Foundations of the Contemporary Local Foods and Worker Cooperative Networks in the United States
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
This project includes primary and secondary historical research, in addition to oral history interviews, focusing on historical influences on the contemporary philosophies of "moral economies," as articulated by local food networks and worker cooperatives nationally and regionally. This project incorporates research into such projects as the homesteads of Scott and Helen Nearing in Vermont and Maine and the intellectual underpinnings of Gar Alperivitz, Wendell Berry, Rachel Carson, and Wes Jackson. This project also studies institutes that that promote and educate around sustainable economies, such as the Good Life Institute and the Beehive Collective in Maine; environmental stewardship prototype programs at Berea and Warren Wilson colleges, and Hippie Hollow Farm and Sustainable Morehead locally. This project focuses on Appalachian local food movements and worker cooperatives in the 20th and 21st centuries. This research can be applied to future studies of the successes and failures of local foods and worker cooperative movements, and will lead to further investigations into its implementation in the Appalachian and Rowan County, KY region. My presentation will involve visuals and diagrams explaining the history and the movements.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Jessica Farrell is a sophomore student at Morehead State University majoring in history and math. She is originally from Ashland, KY.
The Twentieth-Century Historical Foundations of the Contemporary Local Foods and Worker Cooperative Networks in the United States
Harris Hall 303
This project includes primary and secondary historical research, in addition to oral history interviews, focusing on historical influences on the contemporary philosophies of "moral economies," as articulated by local food networks and worker cooperatives nationally and regionally. This project incorporates research into such projects as the homesteads of Scott and Helen Nearing in Vermont and Maine and the intellectual underpinnings of Gar Alperivitz, Wendell Berry, Rachel Carson, and Wes Jackson. This project also studies institutes that that promote and educate around sustainable economies, such as the Good Life Institute and the Beehive Collective in Maine; environmental stewardship prototype programs at Berea and Warren Wilson colleges, and Hippie Hollow Farm and Sustainable Morehead locally. This project focuses on Appalachian local food movements and worker cooperatives in the 20th and 21st centuries. This research can be applied to future studies of the successes and failures of local foods and worker cooperative movements, and will lead to further investigations into its implementation in the Appalachian and Rowan County, KY region. My presentation will involve visuals and diagrams explaining the history and the movements.
