Date of Award

2014

Publisher

North Dakota State University

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Awarded

Master of Science (MS)

Program

Sociology

Department

Sociology and Anthropology

College

Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Faculty Advisor

Aalgaard Kelly, Gina

Description

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.

Rights

NDSU Policy 190.6.2

Rights Link

https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf

Handle Identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27548

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