Reducing the Geographic and Financial Barriers to Food Access: Perceived Benefits of Farmers' Markets and Monetary Incentives

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 429-444

  Dimitri, Carolyn ^a   Oberholtzer, Lydia ^b   Nischan, Michel ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Wholesome Wave   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer perceptions; farmers' markets; federal nutrition benefits; food access; food policy; incentives

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONSUMER; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MARKET; NUTRITION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING;

EID: 84889631645     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2013.840547     Document Type: Article

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