| dc.contributor.author | Lazarus, Jennie Annabel | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis examined small-crop producers’ motivations for current and future participation in Farm-to-School programs within the region of Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, and Wilkin counties in Western Minnesota and Cass County in North Dakota. A quantitative approach was employed and utilized secondary data from the Growers’ Motivation Survey of 2013. The purpose of this study was to identify possible contextual characteristics that influence motivations; determine whether there were significant differences in the motivations of farmers who identified as currently participating; and to investigate significant differences in the motivations of farmers who identified as being at least somewhat likely to participate in Farm-to-School programs within the next five years.
Findings from this research suggested that there is limited support for the theoretical framework of the embeddedness of farmers. However, there is a need for additional studies before the overall concept may be disregarded for all Farm-to-School or direct-to-consumer markets studies. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU Policy 190.6.2 | |
| dc.title | Understanding Grower and Producer Motivations for Participation in Farm to School Programs | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-14T20:28:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-02-14T20:28:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27548 | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | en_US |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Sociology and Anthropology | en_US |
| ndsu.program | Sociology | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Aalgaard Kelly, Gina | |
