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Meaning of "foodshed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOODSHED

foodshed  [ˈfuːdˌʃɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOODSHED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foodshed is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOODSHED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Foodshed

A foodshed is the geographic region that produces the food for a particular population. The term is used to describe a region of food flows, from the area where it is produced, to the place where it is consumed, including: the land it grows on, the route it travels, the markets it passes through, and the tables it ends up on. "Foodshed" is described as a "socio-geographic space: human activity embedded in the natural integument of a particular place." A foodshed is analogous to a watershed in that foodsheds outline the flow of food feeding a particular population, whereas watersheds outline the flow of water draining to a particular location. Through drawing from the conceptual ideas of the watershed, foodsheds are perceived as hybrid social and natural constructs. It can pertain to the area from which an individual or population receives a particular type of food, or the collective area from which an individual or population receives all of their food. The size of the foodshed can vary depending on the availability of year round foods and the variety of foods grown and processed.

Definition of foodshed in the English dictionary

The definition of foodshed in the dictionary is the area through which food is transported from farm to consumer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOODSHED


airshed
ˈɛəʃɛd
bloodshed
ˈblʌdˌʃɛd
cowshed
ˈkaʊʃɛd
Holinshed
ˈhɒlɪnʃɛd
Meshed
mɛˈʃɛd
milkshed
ˈmɪlkˌʃɛd
shed
ʃɛd
snowshed
ˈsnəʊˌʃɛd
unshed
ʌnˈʃɛd
watershed
ˈwɔːtəˌʃɛd
woodshed
ˈwʊdˌʃɛd
woolshed
ˈwʊlˌʃɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOODSHED

food stylist
food subsidy
food supplement
food supplies
food technology
food vacuole
food value
food web
food wrap
foodful
foodie
foodies
foodism
foodless
foodlessness
foodoir
foodstuff
foodways
foody

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOODSHED

accomplished
brushed
cherished
dashed
diminished
distinguished
established
finished
furnished
in the shed
mashed
polished
pushed
refreshed
rushed
smashed
the great unwashed
unfinished
unpublished
well-established

Synonyms and antonyms of foodshed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «foodshed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOODSHED

Find out the translation of foodshed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foodshed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foodshed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

foodshed
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuenca alimentaria
570 millions of speakers

English

foodshed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

foodshed
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

foodshed
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

foodshed
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

foodshed
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

foodshed
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grenier alimentaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Makanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

foodshed
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

foodshed
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

foodshed
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Foodshed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

foodshed
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

foodshed
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाद्यपदार्थ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

foodshed
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

foodshed
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

foodshed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

foodshed
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

foodshed
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

foodshed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

foodshed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

foodshed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

foodshed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foodshed

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOODSHED»

The term «foodshed» is normally little used and occupies the 133.741 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOODSHED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foodshed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOODSHED»

Discover the use of foodshed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foodshed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Foodshed: An Edible Alberta Alphabet
In this intimate guide to Alberta's sustainable food scene, writer, poet, professional chef, and food advocate Dee Hobsbawn-Smith profiles more than seventy-five of the province's growers and producers.
Dee Hobsbawn-Smith, 2012
2
Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local, Sustainable, ...
The concept of a “foodshed” might seem relatively novel, as might our contemporary concern for feeding urban populations in the face ofincreasing ecological and economic challenges. Yet it was back in 1929 that Walter Hedden , chief ofthe ...
Philip Ackerman-Leist, 2013
3
Financing Our Foodshed: Growing Local Food with Slow Money
Filling. in. Gaps. in. our. Foodshed. First we find money, then we find borrowers, then more money, then more borrowers. Keeping these loans going is like riding a seesaw. Finding projects that match Slow Money's mission and then helping ...
Carol Peppe Hewitt, 2013
4
Home Grown: The Case for Local Food in a Global Market
products, 44–45, 64 Daly, Herman, 21 Day Chocolate Company, 49 Deane, Jan, 30 diabetes, 32 distribution, see local foodshed; long-distance food system Doble , Ian, 46 Dotty Baker, 54 ...
Brian Halweil, Thomas Prugh, 2002
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Written in Water: Messages of Hope for Earth's Most Precious ...
The first priority of a foodshed is to produce as much ofthe food as possible by people in the foodshedfor people in the loodshed; exports and imports become the second priority. 'Ihe concept of' the foodshed has been around since at least ...
Irena Salina, 2010
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Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures and Politics of Local Food
Chapter :rhi'rteeh The Headwaters and the Foodshed The more I learned about the ecological effects of industrializing and globalizing food, the more I had but one prevailing inclination: to ensure that my friends and family ate in a way that ...
Gary Nabhan, 2009
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The Nature of College: How a New Understanding of Campus ...
... we pile on our plates.11 Global Foodshed Today, we can't really see the sources of our food, so we need to imagine an enormous global network called a “foodshed.” A foodshed is the area affected by our eating, encompassing the land  ...
James Farrell, 2010
8
LifePlace: Bioregional Thought and Practice
Arthur Getz, referring to the foodshed as "the area that is defined by the structure of [food] supply," describes how our modern food production and distribution systems have effectively eliminated the concept of seasonal foods and severed the ...
Robert L. Thayer, 2003
9
Creating Food Futures: Trade, Ethics and the Environment
Drawing upon inspiring examples of innovative food chains across the globe, Creating Food Futures shows you what is being done and what more could be attempted.
Dr Cathy Rozel Farnworth, Emyr Vaughan Thomas, Janice Jiggins, 2012
10
Toward a Sustainable Food System: Assessment and Action Plan ...
Methodology Foodshed Studies Foodshed reports have been gaining momentum in the local food movement as a means of illustrating the current food and farming system to a wider public. Foodshed reports have been developed for a variety ...
Gary Davis, Michael DiRamio, Elizabeth Murphy Ellis, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOODSHED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foodshed is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Inside Appalachia: What Would You Do if Your Grocery Store …
In Virginia, Dr. Susan Clark is the Program Director of the Appalachian Foodshed Project and part of Virginia's Food Desert Task Force at ... «West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Jul 15»
2
Luna's Trail offers “farmer for a day” experience
... educational space for farmers, kids, and families, moving the community toward a more viable foodshed,” Nathan explained. The farm ... «Richmond County Daily Journal, Jul 15»
3
New York City's Investment Critical to Protect Regional Foodshed
In 2013 Scenic Hudson, the environmental organization and land trust based in New York's Hudson River Valley, released a Foodshed ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Local food still a niche. Can it grow?
During the last two years, Campbell has been exploring the idea of "foodshed potential," or "the fraction of total dietary needs that could be met ... «Agri-View, Jul 15»
5
Tasty Connections
One such event featured Carol Peppe Hewitt, author of Financing Our Foodshed: Growing Local Food with Slow Money. Hewitt's presentation ... «Pacific Northwest Inlander, Jul 15»
6
Bucks County Event Calendar 7/1 – 7/7
Potluck Dinner: Snipes Farm and the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance will host this free event at Snipes Farm, 890 West Bridge St. in ... «The Midweek Wire, Jun 15»
7
Fighting Hunger with Farm Fresh Food
Cathy also serves as a board member of the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance and is an active member of the Hunger Nutrition Coalition. «Bucks County Courier Times, Jun 15»
8
The Chill Ride Your Food Takes to the Supermarket Is Heating Up …
This expanded foodshed and its economies of scale brought down the price of meat, making it an everyday staple on the American dinner table ... «TakePart, Jun 15»
9
Burien Foodshed Project's next meeting will be at Community …
The Burien Foodshed Project – a conversation-in-progress about food and community – will be holding its next meeting on Monday, June 29, ... «The B-Town Blog, Jun 15»
10
Local Food Is Still A Niche. Can It Grow Beyond That?
Over the last two years, Campbell has been exploring the idea of “foodshed potential,” or “the fraction of total dietary needs that could be met if ... «KQED, Jun 15»

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