Browsing Research by Author "Beckie, Mary"
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BALTA Newsletter - Spring 2010
Wulff, Stuart; Jones, Jennifer Lee; Murray, Carol; LePage, David; Sousa, Jorge; Gismondi, Mike; Beckie, Mary; Restakis, John; Smith, Ashley; Sadler, Samantha; Arbuthnot, Jeremy; Baas, Jessica (BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2010-04)This is the newsletter of the of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). It contains news about BALTA and social economy developments in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. -
Creating a Social Economy Community of Practice: The BALTA Experience
Beckie, Mary; Wulff, Stuart; Heisler, Karen; Markey, Sean (BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2011-05-11)The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is a community-university research partnership that was established in 2006 to undertake research to better understand and strengthen the social economy in Alberta ... -
Farmers Markets as Social and Economic Drivers of Local Food Systems
Beckie, Mary; Cabaj, Paul; Wittman, Hannah; Huddart Kennedy, Emily (2008-11-13)This presentation reported on the results to date of BALTA research project B5 which is exploring the current and potential role of farmers’ markets in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, as social economy drivers for ... -
Farmers Markets as Social and Economic Drivers of Local Food Systems
Beckie, Mary; Cabaj, Paul; Wittman, Hannah; Huddart Kennedy, Emily; Hergesheimer, Chris; Zapisocky, Melisa (2009-11-24)This presentation reported on the results to date of BALTA research projects B5 and B7 (second phase of research) which are exploring the current and potential role of farmers’ markets in British Columbia and Alberta, ... -
Farmers’ Markets as Social Economy Drivers of Local Food Systems
Beckie, Mary; Cabaj, Paul; Wittman, Hannah; Barbolet, Herb (2009-04-12)There is growing interest in the re-localization of food systems. Farmers’ markets are important and increasingly prevalent sites of economic and social exchange in the evolution of local food systems. Little is understood, ... -
Farmers’ Markets as Social Economy Drivers of Local Food Systems: Phases I and II
Beckie, Mary; Wittman, Hannah; Cabaj, Paul; Barbolet, Herb; Low, Will (2010-07-14)There is growing interest in the re-localization of food systems. Farmers’ markets are important and increasingly prevalent sites of economic and social exchange in the evolution of local food systems. Little is understood, ... -
Project B1 - Understanding the role of the social economy in advancing rural revitalization and development.
Beckie, Mary; Aasgard, Michele; Markey, Sean; Lockhart, Sandy (2007-04-10)This project will build upon the broad literature review currently being conducted for SERC II, and will focus on the role that social enterprises in specific resource sectors play in sustaining and revitalizing rural ... -
Project B2-2007 Sustainability and the Social Economy
Gismondi, Mike; Beckie, Mary; Roseland, Mark (2007-04-11)This project will examine the theoretical and practical implications of socio-ecological questions for the social economy or solidarity economy. The initial proposal is three parallel avenues of research: 1) a critical ...