Biology and beyond: The science of "back to nature" farming in the United States

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 298-312

  Ingram, Mrill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative knowledge; Bruno Latour; Organic agriculture; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ORGANIC FARMING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249855234     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8306.2007.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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