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The parasite complex of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) on alfalfa in western Oregon

Creator:: Dickie, Alfred Gordon
Abstract:: This study was initiated in the Spring of 1966 for the purpose of determining the present status and effectiveness of imported parasitic wasps of the pea aphid in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon. The pea aphid is a serious pest throughout the pea and alfalfa growing regions of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Civic agriculture : the successes, trials, and future of the local food movement in the Willamette Valley

Creator:: Klingensmith, Thomas S.
Abstract:: This study investigated the local and sustainable food movements in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The aim of the research was to better understand the current condition of the phenomenon, what it means to the communities studied and the future role it will play in the state. Other research objectives...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and industrialized agriculture, seeds of resistance and rebellion have been sown by people in

Andean roots, coca, and grassroots development in the Bolivian Yungas : food sovereignty and agrarian change for native farmers

Creator:: Piispanen, Kyle Henry
Abstract:: Since the 1952 Bolivian agrarian reform, farmer unions have sought to establish themselves as producers for regional markets. Development strategies led by the World Bank and IMF have largely jeopardized small farmers, and challenged farmers to meet market demands. At present, a new agrarian revolution is being implemented and is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , pesticide use is on the rise, and water supplies run thin for many farmers in the area (Figure 1.3). This

What are the environmental, economic, and social barriers to achieving agricultural sustainability in the Ten Rivers region of western Oregon?

Creator:: Stanton, Michael
Abstract:: This ethnographic study examined some of the ways that global markets and the infrastructure of agribusiness affect local smallholder farmers in the Ten Rivers region who are transitioning toward more sustainable and traditional agricultural methods. The purpose of this research was to discover what barriers smallholder farmers face in developing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: million agricultural workers suffer serious effects of pesticide poisoning and in lesser developed

¿Que es rico? In Support of the ¡Que Rico Es! 250mil Familias Campaña : Practice, Ideology, Rica, Sana, y De Nuestra Tierra

Creator:: Fisher, Nicholas A.
Abstract:: What does comida rica mean? In this thesis, I explore the meanings of comida rica, sana, and de nuestra tierra through the discourses, practices, and kitchen geographies in six urban, highland households in the Ecuadorean Andes. This research, as part of a larger investigation carried out by a team of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: contextualize food practices and discourses in a context of resistance to nutirition-transition narratives to

Alternative agrifood movements in an age of industrialized agriculture : an Ecuadorian case study

Creator:: Daye, Rebecka Rising
Abstract:: Around the globe, an array of alternative agrifood movements has emerged largely in response to the ecological and socio-economic threat caused by industrialized agricultural processes. From organic agriculture, to Slow Food, Locavore, and the Food Sovereignty movement, people around the world are reasserting their right to healthy and culturally appropriate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , or engages in acts of resistance, there is no way to exist independent from the system for it has

Conservation programs from the farmer's perspective : where is the greener grass?

Creator:: Gibson, Jennifer S.
Abstract:: On the national level, landowners demand for conservation programs like EQIP and WRP has far outstripped federal funding in 2001. Yet within Oregon's Willamette Valley, both EQIP and CREP have had a rough time gaining momentum. Much of the past research on rural landowners' conservation participation has relied on surveys...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Rethinking the dualism : Don DeLillo's White Noise and the ecocritical possibilities of the nature/culture mix

Creator:: Bowman, Natalie A.
Abstract:: Rethinking the Dualism: Don DeLillo's White Noise and the Ecocritical Possibilities of the Nature/Culture Mix questions current applications of ecocriticism and offers that these applications are inadequate in dealing with the perceived nature/culture dualism. This thesis suggests that ecocritics need to stop thinking in dualistic terms, but instead must consider...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Hybrid healthscapes : mothers' health care and food practices in the Ecuadorian Andes

Creator:: Hammer, Michaela
Abstract:: After decades of expert-based modernization efforts that have had profound negative impacts on human and environmental health, Ecuador is currently pursuing a rights-based, participatory development paradigm known as sumak kawsay or "the good life". Despite its promises of inclusion and interculturality, this approach continues to rely on highly trained specialists,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Science, service, and specialized agriculture : the re-invention of the maraschino cherry

Creator:: Jolly, J. Christopher
Abstract:: From 1925 to 1930, Ernest H. Wiegand, a professor of Horticultural Products at Oregon State Agricultural College, developed an improved brining process for cherries. Brined cherries are used in the production of maraschino and glacé cherries, which already had a sizable market in the United States by the 1920s. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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The parasite complex of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) on alfalfa in western Oregon

Civic agriculture : the successes, trials, and future of the local food movement in the Willamette Valley

Andean roots, coca, and grassroots development in the Bolivian Yungas : food sovereignty and agrarian change for native farmers

What are the environmental, economic, and social barriers to achieving agricultural sustainability in the Ten Rivers region of western Oregon?

¿Que es rico? In Support of the ¡Que Rico Es! 250mil Familias Campaña : Practice, Ideology, Rica, Sana, y De Nuestra Tierra

Alternative agrifood movements in an age of industrialized agriculture : an Ecuadorian case study

Conservation programs from the farmer's perspective : where is the greener grass?

Rethinking the dualism : Don DeLillo's White Noise and the ecocritical possibilities of the nature/culture mix

Hybrid healthscapes : mothers' health care and food practices in the Ecuadorian Andes

Science, service, and specialized agriculture : the re-invention of the maraschino cherry

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