AFNs interface in a variety of outlets. Farmer’s markets, CSAs, and
specialty food items sold to restaurants are just to name a few. The occurrence of AFNs
are more common due to the rural to urban restructuring process on the outer hinterlands
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of metropolitan areas, where large-scale, corporation operated agriculture is reduced to
smaller family farm sized units. Additionally, urban environments with well-educated
citizens that have higher incomes tend to support the existence of AFNs in greater density