'Good farmers' as reflexive producers: An examination of family organic farmers in the US Midwest

Sociologia Ruralis

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-102

  Stock, Paul V ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; ORGANIC FARMING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250365689     PISSN: 00380199     EISSN: 14679523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9523.2007.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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