Animating community supported agriculture in North East England: Striving for a 'caring practice'

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 362-371

  Charles, Liz ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community supported agriculture; Ethic of care; Participatory action research; Participatory ethics

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURE; ETHICS; FOOD PRODUCTION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 82855178815     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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