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Culturing community development, neighborhood open space, and civic agriculture: The case of Latino community gardens in New York City

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    Laura Saldivar-Tanaka

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    Marianne E. Krasny

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Saldivar-Tanaka, L., Krasny, M.E. Culturing community development, neighborhood open space, and civic agriculture: The case of Latino community gardens in New York City. Agriculture and Human Values 21, 399–412 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:AHUM.0000047207.57128.a5

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