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Between mainstream and alternative household food practices: exploring diverse pathways towards sustainability
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| Rok publikování | 2025 |
| Druh | Další prezentace na konferencích |
| Fakulta / Pracoviště MU | |
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| Popis | Literature on more sustainable forms of food consumption has increasingly recognised that ‘conventional’ and ‘alternative’ foodways cannot be seen as opposing realms, as both exist in mutual interactions and are combined in myriad different ways in everyday consumption. Building on this premise, this paper shares preliminary results from twelve focus groups investigating the diverse food sources, skills and values of Czech households. By comparing household practices across different geographies as well as social groups, we notice both differences and convergences. Our results point to creative strategies through which households combine a multiplicity of resources, which in turn enable them to meet food needs in line with individual values and local conditions. Importantly, household strategies are not limited to market-based food provision but include alternative and non-market sources such as food self-provisioning, foraging or networks of sharing and exchange. These networks reveal strong rural-urban connectedness, and they testify to the importance of non-market food economies to social resilience. Our preliminary findings advance discussions on what could socially inclusive sustainable consumption look like and which shared values might support mainstreaming sustainable consumption. |
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