Food miles, local eating, and community supported agriculture: Putting local food in its place

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 615-628

  Schnell, Steven M ^a  

^a KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community supported agriculture; Food miles; Local food; Place

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889573717     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-013-9436-8     Document Type: Article

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