Consumer Choice and Farmers' Markets

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 397-416

  Dodds, Rachel ^a   Holmes, Mark ^b   Arunsopha, Vichukan ^a   Chin, Nicole ^a   Le, Trang ^a   Maung, Samantha ^a   Shum, Mimi ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Consumer choice; Farmers market; Local food movement; Toronto

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; CARBON EMISSION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 84901621244     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-013-9469-4     Document Type: Article

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