Food, sustainability and territory. From alternative food networks to Food Policy Councils

摘要

Food, sustainability and territory. From Alternative Food Networks to Food Policy Councils - The article discusses the different forms of food production and the current development of Alternative Food Networks. The initial spontaneity that in many cases characterized the spread of these experiences, driven by critical consumption, has been joined over recent years by attempts to reorganize the local food system by creating Food Policy Councils, implemented by local institutions to support existing alternative practices. Enhancing the local food system may, in fact, (re)create synergies between activities that pertain to education, the economic and social spheres, as well as that of environmental protection. The article reviews the debate that has developed over recent years in Europe and North America around Alternative Food Networks, focusing on some recent attempts in place in Italy to develop Food Policy Councils.