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Abstract This article has multiple aims: (1) to understand, with the help of descriptive statistics, how eaters engaged within various alternative foodscapes compare to more conventional eaters when asked questions about things like their interest in local politics, whether they volunteer, and their reasons for buying local foods; (2) to map, with the help of descriptive statistics, changes in how individuals respond to questions after being “exposed” to certain alternative foodscape experiences; (3) and to understand, with the help of practice theory and qualitative data, why individuals might think and behave differently after being exposed to these alternative doings and sayings, findings that lead to a discussion about how aspects of these alternative foodscapes engender the making of more‐than‐active citizens. A research team studied individuals in Colorado who had recently begun participating in one of the following practices: (1) drop‐off community‐supported agriculture (CSA), (2) CSA volunteer membership, (3) farmers’ market, and (4) member‐owned food cooperative. Researchers surveyed participants and resurveyed them two years later, at which time sampled eaters were also engaged in an extensive qualitative interview, with a total of 119 personal interviews conducted. In addition, the team conducted a phone survey ( n = 106) of randomly selected residents in Colorado to represent conventional eaters.
Michael Carolan (Wed,) studied this question.