Produce price savings for consumers at farmers' markets compared to supermarkets in North Carolina

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-98

  McGuirt, Jared T ^a   Jilcott, Stephanie B ^a   Liu, Haiyong ^a   Ammerman, Alice S ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Farmers' markets; Fruit and vegetable consumption; North carolina; Price savings

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MARKETING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

EID: 79952655558     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2010.551031     Document Type: Article

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