Buying into community supported agriculture: Strategies for overcoming income barriers

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 65-79

  Forbes, Cristin B ^a   Harmon, Alison H ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community food security; Community supported agriculture; Food insecurity; Limited resources

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD SECURITY; GOVERNMENT; INCOME; MARKETING; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT;

EID: 70449133453     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320240801891479     Document Type: Article

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