Farmer-community connections and the future of ecological agriculture in California

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-88

  Brodt, Sonja ^a   Feenstra, Gail ^b   Kozloff, Robin ^c   Klonsky, Karen ^b   Tourte, Laura ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

California's Central Valley; Community development; Farmer consumer connections; Farmland preservation; Local marketing; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644911198     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-004-5870-y     Document Type: Review

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