TY  - BOOK
AU  - Imbruce,Valerie
TI  - From Farm to Canal Street: Chinatown's Alternative Food Network in the Global Marketplace
SN  - 9781501701238
AV  - HD9008 
U1  - 381/.4108995107471 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Ithaca
PB  - Cornell University Press
KW  - Produce trade - New York (State) - New York
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - FROM FARM TO CANAL STREET -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introduction: Situating Manhattan's Chinatown -- CHAPTER 1: Greengrocers and Street Vendors -- CHAPTER 2: The Social Network of Trade -- CHAPTER 3: Okeechobee Bok Choy -- CHAPTER 4: Bringing Southeast Asia to the Southeastern United States -- CHAPTER 5: Growing Asian Vegetables in Honduras -- CHAPTER 6: Chinese Food in American Culture -- CHAPTER 7: Chinatown's Food Network and New York City Policies -- Conclusion: Diversity and Dynamism in Global Markets -- Appendix A: Produce Vendors in Chinatown -- Appendix B: Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, and Herbs Sold in Chinatown -- Appendix C: Food Plants Found in Southeast Asian Homegardens in Miami-Dade County, Florida -- Appendix D: Research Methods -- Notes -- References -- Index
N2  - In From Farm to Canal Street, Valerie Imbruce tells the story of how Chinatown's food network operates amid--and against the grain of--the global trend to consolidate food production and distribution. Manhattan's Chinatown demonstrates how a local market can influence agricultural practices, food distribution, and consumer decisions
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