Who shops at the market? Using consumer surveys to grow farmers markets: Findings from a regional market in Northwestern Vermont

Journal of Extension

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Baker, Daniel ^a   Hamshaw, Kelly ^a   Kolodinsky, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Buy local; Consumer preferences; Farmers' markets; Regional markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950480133     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10775315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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