195 books (10 pages) in this category
What Our Ancestors Ate and Why It Matters Today
by Stephen Le
<p><strong>A fascinating tour through the evolution of the human diet, and how we can improve our health by understanding our complicated history with food.</strong></p> <p>There are few areas of modern life that are burdened by as much ...
ISBN: 9781250050427
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eBookA History of Nebraska Agriculture: A Life Worth Living
by Jody L. Lamp & Melody Dobson
Once known as the "Great American Desert," Nebraska's plains and native grasslands today make it a domestic leader in producing food, feed and fuel. From Omaha to Ogallala, Nebraska's founding farmers, ranchers and agribusiness leaders endured ...
ISBN: 9781439661017
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eBookIndigenous Food Security and Land-Based Practices in Northern Ontario
by Michael A. Robidoux & Courtney W. Mason
<p>Food insecurity takes a disproportionate toll on the health of Canada’s Indigenous people. "A Land Not Forgotten" examines the disruptions in local food practices as a result of colonization and the cultural, educational, and health
ISBN: 9780887555152
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eBookA Farmers' Market Devotee's Semi-Reluctant Argument for Inviting Scientific Innovation to the Dinner Table
by Rebecca Tucker
<p>How did farmer's markets, nose-to-tail, locavorism, organic eating, CSAs, whole foods, and Whole Foods become synonymous with “good food”? And are these practices really producing food that is morally, environmentally, or economically ...
ISBN: 9781770565555
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eBookHow One Small Town Banned Pesticides, Preserved Its Food Heritage, and Inspired a Movement
by Philip Ackerman-Leist
<p>Mals, Italy, has long been known as the breadbasket of the Tyrol. But recently the tiny town became known for something else entirely. <em>A Precautionary Tale</em> tells us why, introducing readers to an unlikely group of activists and a ...
ISBN: 9781603587068
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eBookA History of How Coffee Connected the World
by Jeanette M. Fregulia
<p>The history of coffee is much more than the tale of one luxury good—it is a lens through which to consider various strands of world history, from food and foodways to religion and economics and sociocultural dynamics.</p> <p><em>A Rich and ...
ISBN: 9781610756556
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eBookWhy Families Eat the Way They Do
by Brenda L. Beagan, Gwen E. Chapman, Josée Johnston & others
<p>Magazine articles, news items, and self-improvement books tell us that our daily food choices – whether we opt for steak or vegetarian, takeout or homemade, a TV dinner or a sit-down meal – serve as bold statements about who we are as ...
ISBN: 9780774828604
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eBookAdvances in Food Security and Sustainability
by David Barling
<p><em>Advances in Food Security and Sustainability</em> takes a scientific look at the challenges, constraints, and solutions necessary to maintain a healthy and accessible food supply in different communities around the world. The series ...
ISBN: 9780128098646
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eBookAgriculture and Economic Growth: Japan's Experience
by Ohkawa, Kazushi
<p>This book contains updated versions of a set of papers presented at the International Conference on Agriculture and Economic Development-A Symposium on Japan's Experience which was held in Tokyo, July, 1967. These papers make a comprehensive ...
ISBN: 9781400872039
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eBookA Geography of Agriculture and Food Production in the United States
by John C. Hudson & Christopher R. Laingen
<p><em>American Farms, American Food</em> bridges the gap between agricultural production and food studies allowing readers to learn about both subjects up close and in detail. Beyond that, the book provides background on the domestication, ...
ISBN: 9781498508216
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eBookA Cultural History of Farming, Gardening, Shopping, and Eating
by Robin O'Sullivan
In 1947, when J. I. Rodale, editor of <i>Organic Gardening</i>, declared, "the Revolution has begun," a mere 60,000 readers and a ragtag army of followers rallied to the cause, touting the benefits of food grown with all-natural humus. More than
ISBN: 9780700621583
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eBookPolitics, Subsistence, and the Unpredictable Grace of the Sun
by Kristin D Phillips
<p>In <em>An Ethnography of Hunger</em> Kristin D. Phillips examines how rural farmers in central Tanzania negotiate the interconnected projects of subsistence, politics, and rural development. Writing against stereotypical Western media images ...
ISBN: 9780253038395
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eBookA History of Food Allergy
by Matthew Smith
<p>To some, food allergies seem like fabricated cries for attention. To others, they pose a dangerous health threat. Food allergies are bound up with so many personal and ideological concerns that it is difficult to determine what is medical and
ISBN: 9780231539197
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eBookExperiments of 10 Asian Nations
by Alka Parikh
<p>As developing nations across the globe struggle to find effective means of reaching out to their hungry , they need knowledge about alternative ways of addressing this issue. It is useful to know how other nations are addressing this problem ...
ISBN: 9789351289265
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eBookCraft Breweries and Brewpubs of the Washington and Oregon Coasts
by Jon C. Stott
<p>Oregon and Washington have been leaders in the craft beer boom that began in the 1980s. The number of craft breweries and brewpubs in the U.S. has increased dramatically in recent years—almost 4700 were doing business as of mid–2016. Much of ...
ISBN: 9781476629452
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eBookFood and the Environment in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and Beyond
by M. Jahi Chappell
<p><em>Beginning to End Hunger</em> presents the story of Belo Horizonte, home to 2.5 million people and the site of one of the world’s most successful food security programs. Since its Municipal Secretariat of Food and Nutritional Security was ...
ISBN: 9780520966338
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eBookA Guide to Improving Relationships and Communication for Vegans, Vegetarians, and Meat Eaters
by Melanie Joy, PhD
Vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters can feel like they’re living in different worlds. Many vegans and vegetarians struggle to feel understood and respected in a meat-eating culture, where some of their most pressing concerns and cherished ...
ISBN: 9781944903428
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eBookUrban Agriculture and Social Justice Activism in New York City
by Kristin Reynolds, Nevin Cohen, Nik Heynen & others
<p>Urban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of creating just and sustainable cities. Yet the benefits that many people attribute to urban agriculture—fresh food, green space, educational opportunities—can mask structural ...
ISBN: 9780820349480
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eBookThe Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats
by Maryn McKenna
<p>In this eye-opening exposé, acclaimed health journalist and <em>National Geographic</em> contributor Maryn McKenna documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from local delicacy to industrial commodity—and human health threat—uncovering ...
ISBN: 9781426217678
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eBookDispatches on Influenza, Agribusiness, and the Nature of Science
by Rob Wallace
<p>Thanks to breakthroughs in production and food science, agribusiness has been able to devise new ways to grow more food and get it more places more quickly. There is no shortage of news items on hundreds of thousands of hybrid poultry – each ...
ISBN: 9781583675915
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