TY - JOUR
T1 - Hungry, Hungry Gringos
T2 - Solving the Problems Posed by Feeding Tourists
AU - Griffith, Lauren Miller
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 by the American Anthropological Association.
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - Tourist demand for food stuffs like delicate lettuce varieties that are ill-suited to the local environment are setting off a chain of reactions within the Cayo District of Belize. To meet demand, farmers are learning to grow these crops organically, synthesizing knowledge from a variety of sources in order to succeed in this new market. This paper takes readers through the experiences of villagers who work in several key sites of a luxury eco-resort—the restaurant, kitchen, store room, and organic farm—before turning to the implications for the village at large. Though catering to tourists’ tastes is often treated as a form of neocolonialism, this case study examines the agency and creativity expressed by local community members as they adapt to this changing market.
AB - Tourist demand for food stuffs like delicate lettuce varieties that are ill-suited to the local environment are setting off a chain of reactions within the Cayo District of Belize. To meet demand, farmers are learning to grow these crops organically, synthesizing knowledge from a variety of sources in order to succeed in this new market. This paper takes readers through the experiences of villagers who work in several key sites of a luxury eco-resort—the restaurant, kitchen, store room, and organic farm—before turning to the implications for the village at large. Though catering to tourists’ tastes is often treated as a form of neocolonialism, this case study examines the agency and creativity expressed by local community members as they adapt to this changing market.
KW - contact zone
KW - lettuce
KW - organic
KW - tourism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055577826&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/cuag.12223
DO - 10.1111/cuag.12223
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85055577826
SN - 2153-9553
VL - 41
SP - 24
EP - 33
JO - Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment
JF - Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment
IS - 1
ER -