Attitudes, beliefs, and prevalence of dumpster diving as a means to obtain food by Midwestern, low-income, urban dwellers

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-202

  Eikenberry, Nicole ^a   Smith, Chery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dumpster diving; Focus groups; Food assistance; Food insecurity; Food waste; Homelessness; Hunger; Minnesota

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444449354     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-004-8278-9     Document Type: Article

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