Getting to the core of the matter: The rise and fall of the Nova Scotia apple industry, 1862-1980

Authors

  • Anika Roberts-Stahlbrand Not currently affiliated Wrote the article as a student at Dalhousie University and the University of King's College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v3i2.165

Keywords:

food regime, apple industry, Nova Scotia, value-added, ecology

Abstract

This article will apply food regime theory to an examination of the rise and fall of the apple industry in Nova Scotia between 1862 and 1980. From the 1860s until World War II, apples were a booming cross-Atlantic export business that continued the colonial bonds to Britain. But after the war, Britain developed its own domestic apple industry, and Nova Scotia apples failed to capture a loyal and secure market based on taste or quality. This led to the decline of the industry by the 1980s. Since that time, a new local apple industry based on taste and craft processing has arisen in Nova Scotia.  This article affirms the broad historical analysis of food regime theory, while drawing attention to the need for an ecological enhancement of the theory. 

Author Biography

Anika Roberts-Stahlbrand, Not currently affiliated Wrote the article as a student at Dalhousie University and the University of King's College

Environmental Studies

Undergranduate student

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Published

2016-12-15

How to Cite

Roberts-Stahlbrand, A. (2016). Getting to the core of the matter: The rise and fall of the Nova Scotia apple industry, 1862-1980. Canadian Food Studies La Revue Canadienne Des études Sur l’alimentation, 3(2), 4–22. https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v3i2.165