Extreme local food: Two case studies in assisted urban small plot intensive agriculture

Environments

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-43

  Newman, Lenore ^a,b  

^a ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Environmental Studies Association   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community agriculture; Food; Intensive agriculture; Small plot; Sustainable food; Urban agriculture

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; FOOD PRODUCTION; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOCAL PLANNING; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT DESIGN; URBAN AGRICULTURE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 67949091165     PISSN: 07116780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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