Food, Fuel and the Future: Consumer Perceptions of Local Food, Food Safety and Climate Change in the Context of Rising Prices

September 2008

Rich Pirog, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, and Rebecca Rasmussen, ISU graduate student

This was a nationwide survey of 750 consumers that showed increasing concern about environmental impacts and safety of the food supply.

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