The Organic Food Philosophy: A Qualitative Exploration of the Practices, Values, and Beliefs of Dutch Organic Consumers Within a Cultural-Historical Frame

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 439-460

  Schösler, Hanna ^a   de Boer, Joop ^a   Boersema, Jan J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Food culture; Human values; Organic consumption; Sustainable development; Sustainable food choice; Worldview

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL HISTORY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84875532108     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-012-9392-0     Document Type: Article

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