This paper explores the concept of prosumption in the world of food. Prosumption is a combination of production and consumption: food prosumers are people who actively produce food for self‐consumption. Besides reflecting on sociological conceptualisations of prosumption, this exploratory study uses an online survey (N = 835) and semi‐structured interviews (N = 12) to examine prosumption empirically. Respondents, living in Almere, the Netherlands, have mostly personal and pragmatic reasons, such as the enjoyment of gardening and the pleasure of producing food, to engage in some form of prosumption. Respondents are hardly motivated by profound concerns about sustainability or a wish to create a ‘radical’ alternative food system. We argue, therefore, that a more pragmatic approach to the concept of prosumption in the field of food is more appropriate than sociological interpretations linking prosumption to such grand themes as power, capitalism and activism.

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务实的产消者：在荷兰寻找食品产消者

本文探讨了食品世界中的消费概念。生产是生产和消费的结合：食品生产者是积极生产食品以供自我消费的人。除了反思推定的社会学概念外，这项探索性研究还使用在线调查 (N = 835) 和半结构化访谈 (N = 12) 来实证检验推定。居住在荷兰阿尔梅勒的受访者大多出于个人和务实的原因，例如享受园艺和生产食物的乐趣，从事某种形式的自娱自乐。受访者几乎不会因为对可持续性的深切担忧或希望创建一个“激进的”替代食品系统而受到激励。因此，我们认为，