Hunger amidst plenty: farmworker food insecurity and coping strategies in California

Local Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 204-219

  Minkoff Zern, Laura Anne ^a  

^a GOUCHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

agricultural knowledge; community gardens; farmworkers; food banks; food insecurity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COPING STRATEGY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SECURITY; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; KNOWLEDGE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893312984     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2012.729568     Document Type: Article

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