Lyson sums up this set of contrasts with the following statement:
Civic agriculture… is a locally organized system of agriculture and food
production characterized by networks of producers who are bound
together by place. Civic agriculture embodies a commitment to developing
and strengthening an economically, environmentally, and socially
sustainable system of agriculture and food production that relies on local
resources and serves local markets and consumers. The imperative to earn
a profit is filtered through a set of cooperative and mutually supporting
social relations. Community problem-solving rather than individual
competition is the foundation of civic agriculture