Putting the culture back into agriculture: Civic engagement, community and the celebration of local food

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 54-61

  Sumner, Jennifer ^a   Mair, Heather ^b   Nelson, Erin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Community; Community supported agriculture (CSA); Local food; Urban agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CULTURAL TRADITION; FOOD PRODUCTION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; ORGANIC FARMING; URBAN AGRICULTURE;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 77955137598     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ijas.2009.0454     Document Type: Article

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