ABSTRACT
This chapter approaches the landscape as a methodological reality from which to explore the livelihoods of smallholder family farmers, identifying the material characteristics of a territory for a mode of rural life, and analyzing the transformative features of agriculture as a form of existence. It addresses two public concerns over agricultural realities. First, externalities associated with policies that promote intensive use of the landscape and second, the potential benefits of public recognition in a territory. The chapter examines the material goods and services generated and brought forth in a rural landscape, in this case those related to cuisine and handicraft. It highlights how domesticated, local varieties of wheat are sites that encompass public good and landscape properties, which allow the production of handicrafts made from straw and culinary knowledge to exist as part of a regional identity and actors' everyday practice.
