Circles of association: The connections of community-based food systems

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 5-25

  Conner, David S ^a   Levine, Ralph ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based food systems; Economics; Health; Land use

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EATING HABIT; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUIT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; LAND USE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEGETABLE;

EID: 34548540756     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J477v01n03_02     Document Type: Article

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