Locally Grown Foods and Farmers Markets: Consumer Attitudes and Behaviors

Farm viability poses a grave challenge to the sustainability of agriculture and food systems: the number of acres in production continues to decline as the majority of farms earn negative net income. Two related and often overlapping marketing strategies, (i) locally grown foods and (ii) distributio...

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Main Authors: Susan B. Smalley, R. Brent Ross, Kathryn Colasanti, David Conner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-03-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/2/3/742/