Creative preservation in California's dairy industry

Geographical Review

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-192

  Guthey, Greig Tor ^a   Gwin, Lauren ^a   Fairfax, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Dairy farming; Food quality; Land preservation

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PRODUCTION; ORGANIC FARMING;

CALIFORNIA; MARIN COUNTY; NORTH AMERICA; SONOMA COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3943089893     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2003.tb00028.x     Document Type: Article

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