Review of Sources

I have begun the search for sources to support my paper. This is a tricky part of the writing process, as the material I find will shape the nature and tone of the paper.

I was looking for articles on the history of turning small farms into larger industrialized setups, and while I found some such articles, I now think finding more material on actions to be taken(and their effects) would prove beneficial.

I think the short article, “Set That Apricot Free” best mentions the various points I would like to include in my paper, such as acknowledging the benefit to supporting local farm food, and looking at the idea of responsibly transporting some foods. This article agrees that buying from small/local producers is important to guaranteeing diversity and continuance of some foods. I also like the article “How is Agriculture Reproduced? Unfolding Farmers’ Interdependencies in Small-scale Mediterranean Olive Oil Production”. It generally looks at the system and nature of farming in Europe, as far as concerns smaller, reliable, quality production of a product . This may point out helpful markers in the successful ways small farms have functioned and continue to function as opposed to the hurried world that larger industries may prove to be.

“Production Contracts May Help Small Hog Farms Grow in Size” Seems to disagree with some of the points I would like to make, as it has a general tone of acceptance towards big industrial farms, seeing the growth as beneficial. I also found the paper, “High-end Coffee and Smallholding

Growers in Guatemala” which could be used to show how the production of a product affects in part, the workers at the farms where the products are produced.

I am excited about using “Agribusiness, the Family Farm, and the Politics of Technological Determinism in the Post–World War II United States”, which discusses the tradition of family farms and how they began to die out to 'agribusiness'. This article also discusses what caused the change and how the term was developed.

Although I think these are good sources, I am going to continue looking for more specifically related articles that hopefully show more of the potential solutions and give more examples of exactly what the current situation is regarding the food we consume.

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