Niagara region farmers' markets: Local food systems and sustainability considerations

Local Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 235-254

  Feagan, Robert ^a   Morris, David ^b   Krug, Karen ^c  

^a Department of Geography   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PRODUCTION; MARKETING;

CANADA; NIAGARA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

EID: 2642579127     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354983042000219351     Document Type: Article

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