Mining for justice in the food system: Perceptions, practices, and possibilities

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-161

  Allen, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative agrifood institutions; Consumers; Farm workers; Food systems; Local food; Organic; Public health; Public sociology; Social justice; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 43349107224     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-008-9120-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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