Geografie 2021, 126, 149-167
https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2021.002
Food self-provisioning motivations revisited: Czech home gardens and their food production
Jana Šiftová
Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Prague, Czechia
Received January 2021
Accepted March 2021
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