Alison Blay-Palmer

Blay-Palmer, A. (editor) 2010. Imagining sustainable food systems. Ashgate Publishing: Aldershot. 

Blay-Palmer, A. 2008. Food Fears: From industrial to sustainable food systems. Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot, UK. (8)

Blay-Palmer (editor, forthcoming) Introduction to themed issue ‘Sustainable Communities’ Local Environment.  Contributors include T. Marsden, L. Kitchen, A. Franklin and J. Newton (Cardiff University), L. Newman and C. Ling (Royal Roads University)

Blay-Palmer, A. 2009. The Canadian Pioneer: The Birth Generics of Urban Food Policy in Toronto.  Journal of International Planning Studies. 14(4): 401-416. 

Blay-Palmer, A. 2007. Who is minding the store? Innovation strategy, the social good and agro-biotechnology research in Canada Canadian Journal of Regional Science. 30(1): 39-56. (1)

Betsy Donald et  A. Blay-Palmer. 2007. Manger biologique a l'ére de l'insécurité. Lien social et Politique- RIAC, 57, Printemps: 63-73. (2)

Blay-Palmer, A. and B. Donald. 2006. A Tale of Three Tomatoes: the new food economy in Toronto, Canada Economic Geography 82 (4): 383-399. (15)

Donald, B. and A. Blay-Palmer. 2006. The Urban Food Economy: cultural consumption for the urban elite or social inclusion opportunity? Environment and Planning A, vol. 38 (10): 1901-1920. (26)

Blay-Palmer, A. 2005. Growing innovation policy: the case of organic agriculture in Ontario, Canada Environment and Planning C 23(10): 557-581. (2)

Smithers, J. and Blay-Palmer, A. 2001. Technology innovation as a strategy for climate adaptation in agriculture.  Applied Geography 21(2): 175-197. (20). 

Blay-Palmer, A. 2011. Measuring success: Sustainable Food Systems Report Card. In (eds.) M. Koc., J. Sumner and T. Winson Critical Perspectives in Food Studies.  Oxford University Press.

Blay-Palmer, A. 2012. Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) and the Case for Multifunctional Policy in Canada.  In R. MacRae and E. Abergel (eds.) Advancing sustainability and health in the Canadian food system: new spaces for civil society organizations in food and agriculture policy making and the implications for advocacy UBC Press, Vancouver.

Blay-Palmer, A. 2010 Food systems and the city. In T. Bunting , P. Filion  and R. Walker (eds.) Canadian Cities in Transition, Oxford University Press, Toronto.

Blay-Palmer, A. 2010. Imagining sustainable food systems.  In A. Blay-Palmer (ed.) Imagining sustainable food systems. Ashgate Publishing: Aldershot.

Blay-Palmer, A. and Koc, M. 2010. The path to regenerative food systems.  In A. Blay-Palmer (ed.) Imagining sustainable food systems. Ashgate Publishing: Aldershot.

Donald, B. and Blay-Palmer, A. 2010. The Toronto creative-food economy. In C. Morgan, R. Dennis and S. Shaw (eds.) The Canadian Metropolis Brookings Institute Press, Washington, D.C.

Blay-Palmer, A. and Donald, B. 2007.  Manufacturing fear: The role of food processors and retailers in constructing alternative food geographies.  In M. Kneafsey, L. Holloway and D. Maye (eds.) Constructing ‘Alternative’ Food Geographies: Representation and Practice, Elsevier Press, New York: 273-288. (3)

Blay-Palmer, A. 2007. Relational Local Food Networks: The Farmers’ Market @ Queen’s. In M. Koc and K. Bronson (eds.) Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Food Studies, McGraw Hill, Toronto: 111-120.

Landman, K., Blay-Palmer, A., Kornelsen, S., Bundock, J., Davis, M., Temple, K., Megens, S., Nelson, E. and Cram, R. 2009. Models and Best Practices for Building Effective Local Food Systems in Ontario.  Report prepared for OMAFRA Sustainable Rural Communities Fund. 20 pages.

Landman, K., and Blay-Palmer, A., Kornelsen, S., Bundock, J., Nelson, E., Davis, M., Temple, K., and Megens, S., 2009. Local Food: From the ground up.  Prepared for Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Sustainable Rural Communities Initiative.  90 pages.

Blay-Palmer, A. and Dwyer, M. 2009. Capitalizing on connections.  Submitted to Queen’s University School of Business, The Monieson Centre and the Prince Edward, Lennox and Addington Community Futures Development Corporation. 60 pages.

Miller, J. and Blay-Palmer, A. 2009. Planting the Seeds for Success: PELA Wine Industry Analysis.  Prepared in collaboration with the Monieson Centre, Queen’s School of Business for Prince Edward, Lennox and Addington Community Futures Development Corporation. 17 pages.

Dwyer, M. and Blay-Palmer A. 2008. Capitalizing on connections: Interim report.  Submitted to Prince Edward, Lennox and Addington Community Futures Development Corporation. 17 pages.

Blay-Palmer, A., Dwyer, M. and Miller, J. 2006. Sustainable communities: Building local foodshed capacity through improved farm to fork links.  Report prepared for Frontenac and Lennox-Addington Community Futures Development Corporations, 73 pages, available online at: http://www.frontenaccfdc.com/asset.cfm?ref=as808d. (3)

Donald, B. and Blay-Palmer, A. 2004. The Greater Toronto Specialty Food and Beverage Industry, report for the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, 14 pages. (Please note: this report is no longer available so I am unable to provide a final copy.  I have instead supplied a draft version of the report.)

A. Blay-Palmer and J. Smithers. 2000. Technology Innovation and the Management of Climatic Risk in Soybean Production in Ontario.  Report prepared for the Atmospheric Environment Service, Environmental Adaptation Research Group, Environment Canada, 17 pages.

Blay-Palmer, A. 2007. ‘The Farmers’ Market @ Queen’s: Building relational networks.’ Guelph Organic Conference University of Guelph, January.

Blay-Palmer, A. 2000. ‘Planning for Climate Change in Agriculture.’ In Proceedings of and International Conference on Climate Change Communication, Waterloo, May.