Local Foods and Low-income Communities: Location, Transportation, and Values
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2152-0801
DOI: 10.5304/jafscd.2016.064.009