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 Civic Agriculture 

Response to Peer Review
The existing published article, I did not write but I am working so that there are additional sections of the article so that the beginning section can be the lead. I can edit the existing portions to seem less summary oriented, but my content sections to be added are below.

Saqera's Peer Review
There is no lead for this article but it also looks as if Lundyn is creating this article from scratch. Once you continue to piece together the framework, a lead would be very beneficial! You pulled a lot of good information from your source. There were certain words that could be taken out, for example, "the late Liberty Hyde...". By taking out the word late you could add a link to his name and users would be able to learn more about his life and death that way. Parts of the article sounded more like a summary rather than an encyclopedia.

Civic Agriculture is the trend towards locally based agriculture and food production that is tightly linked to a community's social and economic development. Civic agriculture is geared towards meeting consumer demands in addition to boosting the local economy in the process through jobs, entrepreneurship, and community sustainability. '''Civic agriculture fosters community development through social integration, political involvement, and economic subsistence. By promoting the sustainability of the local economy, civic agriculture influences how the community operates socially and politically. '''

Origin
(creating a section to place over the existing phrase/origin portion that is currently part of the lead)

Civic agriculture represents a sustainable alternative to the potentially destructive practices of conventional, large-scale agriculture. The term was coined by the late Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor Thomas A. Lyson, Department of Development Sociology, Cornell University, at the 1999 Rural Sociology Society Annual Meeting.

Professor Lyson wrote a follow-up book titled Civic Agriculture, in which he expounds on his ideas, arguing that because of the interlocked relationship between the food economy and consumers, people have a civic duty to support important agricultural engagements. In his book, Lyson claims that communities that show an active involvement in civic agriculture aid economic development by supporting their local food production. Thus, in committing to civic agriculture, local communities contribute to an economy growth in the agricultural sector.

Local Economy
'''The basis of civic agriculture is rooted in farming practices pre-industrialization. Farmers today are turning to civic agriculture in order to remain economically viable within an industrialized society and corporate agriculture practices. Civic agriculture promotes the sustainability of the local economy by containing the source and production of food to a particular region. Dependent upon the advanced nature of the civic agriculture production, that region is then reliant upon a small subset of farmers for the majority of their food goods. Thus, that subset of farmers must farm a variety of commodities in order to provide for the region. This practice fosters entrepreneurship within the community by treating farming as an economically viable practice, creates jobs through employment of the local community, and keeps the production and consumption of agriculture in one region making that region economically sustainable within itself. '''


 * Con: how it can sometimes limit contributions to the national or global economy

Community Support
'''Civic agriculture connects the community by eliminating the fragmented nature of agriculture production. It reconnects farmers to the community and creates a social connection between the farmers and the community that is dependent upon them. The community is linked together by the prospect of its success being dependent upon the success of the collective. Civic agriculture ensures locally oriented practices that serve as a driving force for the way in which the community operates socially and politically. Socially, the general well being of the community becomes a primary concern when civic agriculture is being practiced. '''

Thomas Lyson
'''Thomas Lyson was a notable sociologist who spent much of his professional career analyzing the possible impacts and outcomes of civic agriculture. After coining the phrase in 1999, Lyson  used his time as a professor at Cornell University to propose ways that rural communities could support themselves not only by providing food to the community, but also by providing jobs and thus supporting the local, rural economy. Lyson’s interest in rural community subsistence stemmed from his time spent traveling the globe, specifically in the the back roads of Appalachia. In his novel Civic Agriculture: Reconnecting Farm, Food, and Community, Lyson warns against the increasingly industrial approach being developed in the world of agriculture today as being detrimental to the independent family farm which serves as the backbone of the rural community. Lyson spent a considerable portion of his career exploring the economic opportunities presented before rural communities and the ways in which those opportunities should be utilized in order to ensure the prosperity of the community. '''

Additional Sources

Civic Agriculture:Reconnecting Farm, Food, and Community

Place, work, and civic agriculture: Common fields for cultivation

The emergence and framing of farm-to-school initiatives: civic engagement, health and local agriculture

Place, Taste, or Face-to-Face? Understanding Producer–Consumer Networks in “Local” Food Systems in Washington State

Evaluate an Article: Sociology of Food

The lead needs to go into further detail regarding how all of the things mentioned connect to how we think about food today as opposed to simply listing them. The portion about globalization at the end seems oddly specific to mention as an example of change in the food supply chain, making the article seem slightly biased. Maybe this information could be included later on in the article alongside other examples of change in order to maintain neutrality. As the banner pointed out, the sources are not cited often enough within this article. There aren’t any sources cited after the impact from scale effects section.

The section about scale effects seems out of place and is not written in a manner that most easily conveys the information. Possibly should be a better description prior about the role that food distribution plays in our society, and the complications within that.

The Early History and Culture section is very opinionated and not very well written. It does not provide a great deal of information about the role that food and agriculture play in shaping various cultures. It essentially just list some thoughts about food in society.

The mention of symbolic interactionist should link to a page so that more information about the topic can be obtained. The last few sections seem very loosely if at all connected to the topic. They seem to be written as part of that topic’s own page.

In general there is far more information surrounding how food has shaped our culture on a global scale. This article provides loosely connected opinions on details somewhat related to food.Evaluate an Article: Community Gardening

The lead provides a broad overview of community garden, but should be a little more detailed about how the land is acquired, within what communities this is most prevalent, and how it benefits the community. Unlike the Sociology of Food article, this one contains a good amount of citations. The purpose section is neutral in tone and examines the how the different countries implement community gardens. It links to other articles that better explain the specific types. The ownership section needs to explain further how land can be acquired. If it is publicly owned how decisions are made in gardening vs those that are private owned. Possibly could include some specific areas in which they are privately owned and who owns them. It does well in explaining the potential downsides of community gardening. Overall it is a good article, it just could use a few minor improvements.