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Users of a Community Cannery: Patterns and Problems

Users of a Community Cannery: Patterns and Problems ESPITE THE BEST INTENTIONS of providers of community services, the public is often slow to take advantage of services and facilities that might help them improve their lives. An example of this is the community cannery operated by Hillsborough County, in west central Florida. The cannery was intended to make it possible for members of the community to preserve foods, and to do so more safely, easily, and efficiently than at home. The county also felt that families taking advantage of this facility would be able to buy fruits and vegetables in bulk at low prices and preserve them for later use. Finally, they would be able to prepare canned foods lower in salt and/or sugar than commercial varieties. Nevertheless, usage of the cannery was lower than had been expected. The research reported here was designed to supplement other efforts (see Baer et al. 1988) to promote the cannery. From an anthropological point of view, use of a facility such as a cannery involves many aspects of participants' lives. Implied are issues of time allocation and the relative value of time (i.e., Is time or money the more scarce resource? [Ortiz 1990]), as well as changes in diet http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png City & Society Wiley

Users of a Community Cannery: Patterns and Problems

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Copyright © 1992 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0893-0465
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10.1525/city.1992.6.1.90
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Abstract

ESPITE THE BEST INTENTIONS of providers of community services, the public is often slow to take advantage of services and facilities that might help them improve their lives. An example of this is the community cannery operated by Hillsborough County, in west central Florida. The cannery was intended to make it possible for members of the community to preserve foods, and to do so more safely, easily, and efficiently than at home. The county also felt that families taking advantage of this facility would be able to buy fruits and vegetables in bulk at low prices and preserve them for later use. Finally, they would be able to prepare canned foods lower in salt and/or sugar than commercial varieties. Nevertheless, usage of the cannery was lower than had been expected. The research reported here was designed to supplement other efforts (see Baer et al. 1988) to promote the cannery. From an anthropological point of view, use of a facility such as a cannery involves many aspects of participants' lives. Implied are issues of time allocation and the relative value of time (i.e., Is time or money the more scarce resource? [Ortiz 1990]), as well as changes in diet

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City & Society – Wiley

Published: Jun 1, 1992

References

  • Expanding Usage of a Community Cannery
    Baer, Baer; Kominski, Kominski; Miller‐Shaivitz, Miller‐Shaivitz; Rambeau, Rambeau
  • The Food Preservation Center: An Exercise in Appropriate Technology
    Jackson, Jackson; Mehrer, Mehrer
  • Community Canning Centers
    Scott, Scott
  • Canarama Food Preservation Center, Grand Falls, Newfoundland
    Wood, Wood