1. CONCEPTUALIZING “HYBRID” FOOD NETWORKS: ENGAGING CONVENTIONAL FOOD SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE TO BUILD LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS Open Access Author: Bloom, J. Dara Title: CONCEPTUALIZING “HYBRID” FOOD NETWORKS: ENGAGING CONVENTIONAL FOOD SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE TO BUILD LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS Graduate Program: Rural Sociology Keywords: value chainshybrid food networkslocal food systemsalternative food networksconventional infrastructureeconomic sociology File: Download jdb439_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Cynthia Clare Hinrichs, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorCynthia Clare Hinrichs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. VALUE CHAIN COORDINATION: A NEW STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPING SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE IN REGIONAL AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES Open Access Author: Rocker, Sarah Title: VALUE CHAIN COORDINATION: A NEW STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPING SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE IN REGIONAL AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES Graduate Program: Rural Sociology Keywords: value chain coordinationlocal and regional food systemsagrifoodsocial infrastructurevalue chainsentrepreneurial developmentvalue chain coordinatoragriculture of the middlesoft infrastructuresocial networks File: Download Rocker_Dissertation_Final.pdf Committee Members: C. Clare Hinrichs, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorC. Clare Hinrichs, Committee Chair/Co-ChairCarolyn Sachs, Committee MemberLeland Luther Glenna, Committee MemberWenpin Tsai, Outside MemberStephan J Goetz, Committee Member