Purchasing foods produced on organic, small and local farms: A mixed method analysis of New England consumers

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 267-275

  Berlin, L ^a   Lockeretz, W ^b   Bell, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Natick RD and E Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumers; Industrialization; Local; Organic food; Small farms

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD MARKET; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ORGANIC FARMING; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL LANDSCAPE; SMALLHOLDER;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74149092970     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170509990111     Document Type: Article

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