Local food consumption and a sense of rural: the role of “rural connections”

Banerjee, R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4494-2994 and Quinn, B, 2025. Local food consumption and a sense of rural: the role of “rural connections”. Journal of Rural Studies, 119: 103790. ISSN 0743-0167

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Abstract

Using place attachment as a theoretical lens, this study seeks to explore how attitudes towards local food consumption are intertwined with constructions of rurality. Set in Northern Ireland, 25 qualitative interviews were conducted across rural and urban locations to recount the stories and recollections of individuals around local food and rurality. The findings reveal that a sense of rurality is constructed through various connections to rural areas and rural life, which derive from family connections, emotional ties, community support, and ethical and sustainable values. The findings also question the belief that urban consumers are generally less predisposed towards local food and the rural economy than their rural counterparts. Indeed, for urban-based individuals, consumption and engagement with local food acts as a tangible and symbolic medium through which they experience, interpret, and reaffirm their relationship with place.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Rural Studies
Creators:	Banerjee, R. and Quinn, B.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date:	October 2025
Volume:	119
ISSN:	0743-0167
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103790 DOI 2485381 Other
Rights:	© 2025 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	14 Aug 2025 15:28
Last Modified:	14 Aug 2025 15:28
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/54201

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