The perceptions of community gardeners at Jones Valley Urban farm and the implications for dietary interventions

Qualitative Report

Volumn 18, Issue 27, 2013, Pages

  Northrop, Matthew D ^a   Wingo, Brooks C ^b   Ard, Jamy D ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community gardening; Dietary Interventions; Urban farming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880061439     PISSN: 10520147     EISSN: 21603715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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