Fall 2015, Volume 15, Number 3
FROM THE EDITOR
Editor’s Letter | Melissa L. Caldwell
SOAS FOOD STUDIES CENTRE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE
An Interview with James C. Scott | Harry G. West and Celia Plender
RESEARCH BRIEF
Milking It: The Pastoral Imaginary of California’s (Non)Dairy Farming | Kyle Bladow
RESEARCH ESSAYS
Making Sense of Urban Gardens | Cindy Ott
Thinking Critically about Academic–Industry Collaborations
Commercial Collaboration and Critical Engagement in Food Research | Peter Jackson
Researching (with) Major Food Retailers: Leveling and Leveraging the Terms of Engagement | David Evans
Engaging Science with Commercial Partners: The (Dating) Stages of a (Lasting) Relationship | Monica Truninger
The Power-geometry of Food Business Research | Peter Jackson
Archives, Academy, and Access: Food Producer Life Stories | Polly Russell
In Response
Embracing the Elephant | Charlotte Biltekoff
Industry Expert Reflections | Louise Bland
The Knowledge Economy in Corporate Engagement | Katherine Smith
Food Corporations and Collaborative Research | James L. Watson
CREATIVE REFLECTIONS
Affogato | Dorian Fox
French Soup Alchemy | Ali Shakir
Brscht – A Love Story | Bryan Demchinsky
Eat These Words | J. H. Pearl
REVIEW ESSAY
Breakfast, Brunch, and Leisure | Charles Reeve
REVIEWS
Typicality in History: Tradition, Innovation, and Terroir Edited by Giovanni Ceccarelli, Alberto Grandi, and Stefano Magagnoli, Reviewed by Rengenier C. Rittersma
Beyond Alternative Food Networks: Italy’s Solidarity Purchase Groups By Cristina Grasseni, Reviewed by Jillian R. Cavanaugh
A Farm Dies Once a Year By Arlo Crawford, Reviewed by Katy Overstreet
Fish and Chips: A History By Panikos Panayi, Reviewed by Peter Scholliers
The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food By Dan Barber, Reviewed by Christian Man
The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet By Arnold van Huis, Henk van Gurp, and Marcel Dicke, Reviewed by Jonas House
Alternative Food Networks: Knowledge, Practice, and Politics By David Goodman, E. Melanie DuPuis, and Michael K. Goodman, Reviewed by Chhaya Kolavalli
BOOKS RECEIVED
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FIGURE 3: HopeBUILD garden manager Ryan, second from right, works with volunteers in a community garden sponsored by Union. Memorial United Methodist Church in north St. Louis in 2009. The church took over garden management four years later. Courtesy of hopebuild. jonathan gayman © 2009
FIGURE 4: A selection from the 2009 harvest of the Union Memorial. United Methodist Church garden. Courtesy of hopebuild. jonathan gayman © 2009