ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses the tendencies connected with the phenomenon of local food in Poland. The results of the research carried out as a part of the CORASON project show the ways in which the food-chains built around local food are created or changed and what the relation is of such tendencies to the sustainable development of the countryside. As Goodman has pointed out: In broad terms, the catalyst and fundamental theme of the Western European (AAFN) Alternative Agriculture Food Networks. The Malopolska region has perhaps the richest local food tradition in the country. Along with a tourist boom, this region is witnessing a real renaissance in traditional cuisine. Oscypek cheese is just one of many examples of successful local traditional food products. In terms of oscypek cheese, this meant a huge reduction in supply, as only a limited amount of the primary raw material, namely sheeps milk, was now available.
