Solving labor problems and building capacity in sustainable agriculture through volunteer tourism

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 49, Issue , 2014, Pages 94-107

  Terry, William ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agritourism; Labor; Social movements; Sustainable agriculture; Volunteer tourism; WWOOF

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; LABOR; ORGANIC FARMING; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; TOURISM;

NORTH CAROLINA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907672193     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2014.09.001     Document Type: Article

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