Opinion Leadership and the Perceived Effects of Local Food on the Local Community
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Buying Local
WC267

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Marshall, Layne S., Melissa R. Taylor, and Alexa J. Lamm. 2016. “Opinion Leadership and the Perceived Effects of Local Food on the Local Community: AEC605/WC267, 8/2016”. EDIS 2016 (6). Gainesville, FL:6. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc267-2016.

Abstract

This EDIS document is the second in a series discussing how Extension can more efficiently encourage citizens to join the local food movement by effectively utilizing and leveraging opinion leaders. These articles look at the role opinion leaders, or individuals who have a large amount of influence within their respective social circles, can have on motivating their peers to join in purchasing local food. Written by Layne S. Marshall, Melissa R. Taylor, and Alexa J. Lamm, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, August 2016.

AEC605/WC267: Opinion Leadership and the Perceived Effects of Local Food on the Local Community (ufl.edu)

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