Direct food sales in the united states: Evidence from state and county-level data

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-240

  Timmons, David ^a   Wang, Qingbin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Community supported agriculture (CSA); Direct food marketing; Direct food sales; Farmers' market; Farmstand; Local food; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649123769     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10440040903482605     Document Type: Article

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