Eau Claire, Wisconsin's Local Food System as an Alternative Food Network

Abstract

This study explored the local food possibilities and the constraints to local food participation experienced by citizens in Eau Claire, WI. Eau Claire's local food system is examined as an Alternative Food Network (AFN) in which environmental, economic, social and nutritional wellbeing are goals. By examining local food practices and opportunities in Eau Claire, WI this study questions who is included in the Alternative Food Network, what "local" means within the network and the actions people are taking to participate in the network.