Waters, Alice
Summary: "From chef and food activist Alice Waters, an impassioned plea for a radical reconsideration of the way each and every one of us cooks and eats"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.013 WATLustig, Robert H.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plume 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1963 LUSRoberts, Paul
Summary: Takes a close-up look at the modern food system to reveal how we make, market, and consume food and how this has led to inequities in the global market, analyzing the dangerous impact of chemicals and destructive farming techniques, food contamination, and disease, as well as what needs to be done to address the situation before it is too late.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 363.8 ROBKaufman, Frederick
Summary: Investigates the hidden connection between global food and global finance by asking the simple question: Why can't delicious, inexpensive, and healthy food be available to everyone on Earth? Reveals that money pouring into the global derivatives market in grain futures is having astonishing consequences that reach far beyond your dinner table, including the Arab Spring, bankrupt farmers,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.1 KAUSteinman, Jon
Summary: "Grocery Story makes a compelling case for how food co-ops, as alternatives to corporate grocery giants, are spurring the creation of delicious local food economies and stronger communities, while changing the global food system for the better."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 334.0971 STECarolan, Michael S.
Summary: Marvin is a contract hog farmer in Iowa. He owns his land, his barn, his tractor, and his animal crates. He has seen profits drop steadily for the last twenty years and feels trapped. Josh is a dairy farmer on a cooperative in Massachusetts. He doesn't own his cows, his land, his seed, or even all of his equipment. Josh has a healthy income and feels like he's made it. In The Food Sharing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.1973 CAREaster, Mark J.
Summary: "Do you really know what's for dinner? The Blue Plate is the perfect dinner companion for food lovers who also care about the planet. Ecologist Mark Easter offers a detailed picture of the impact the foods you love have on the earth. Organized by the ingredients of a typical dinner party, including seafood, salad, bread, chicken, steak, potatoes, and fruit pie with ice cream, each chapter...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Patagonia 2024