Agriculture & Food Policy
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Green Gold: The Avocado’s Remarkable Journey from Humble Superfood to Toast of a Nation
$29.00 Add to cartA lively and engrossing cultural history of the avocado and the people who transformed it into an American obsession
“Whether you’re a history buff or just enjoy a chip full of guacamole, you’ll be t- Author: Allaback, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 1640096760
- Language: English
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The Painful Truth about Hunger in America: Why We Must Unlearn Everything We Think We Know–And Start Again
$34.95 Add to cartA radical and urgent new approach to how we can solve the problems of hunger and poverty in the US.
Most people think hunger has to do with food: researchers, policymakers, and advocates focus on prom- Series: Food, Health, and the Environment
- Author: Chilton, Mariana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 0262048302
- Language: English
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Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family’s Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer
$32.99 Add to cartThe hidden history of an economic and cultural catastrophe that is threatening our very food supply–the disappearance of the American farmer.
Taking on this story of heart and hardship, award-winnin- Author: Reisinger, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 20 2024
- ISBN10: 1510779981
- Language: English
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Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis
$14.95 Read moreThis modern-day Silent Spring addresses climate change head on, arguing that the solution to this global crisis lies in sustainable, biologically diverse farms
In Soil Not Oil, Vandana Shiva explains … [more below]- Author: Shiva, Vandana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 06 2015
- ISBN10: 1623170435
- Language: English
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Hoofprints on the Land: How Traditional Herding and Grazing Can Restore the Soil and Bring Animal Agriculture Back in Balance with the Earth
$22.95 Read morePerfect for fans of English Pastoral and Wilding, Hoofprints on the Land shows that herding cultures are not a thing of the past but a regenerative model for our future.
Hoofprints on the Land is a fa
- Author: Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1645021521
- Language: English
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The Land Remains: A Midwestern Perspective on Our Past and Future
$24.99 Add to cart- Author: Hamilton, Neil D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: April 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1948509334
- Language: English
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Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It
$17.00 Read moreNew York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
An unsettling journey into the disaster-bound American food system, and an exploration of possible solutions, from leading food politics commentator and form- Author: Philpott, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1635578450
- Language: English
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The Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man’s Search for Justice
$35.00 Read moreLee Johnson was a man with simple dreams. All he wanted was a steady job and a nice home for his wife and children, something better than the hard life he knew growing up. He never imagined that he wo… [more below]
- Author: Gillam, Carey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1642830569
- Language: English
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We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time
$19.99 Read moreFOREWORD BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA AND LUIS A. MIRANDA, JR.
The true story of how José Andrés and World Central Kitchen’s chefs fed hundreds of thousands of hungry Americans after Hurricane Maria and tou
- Author: Andrés, José
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 0062864491
- Language: English
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Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries: New Tools to End Hunger
$29.95 Add to cartIn the US, there is a wide-ranging network of at least 370 food banks, and more than 60,000 hunger-relief organizations such as food pantries and meal programs. These groups provide billions of meals … [more below]
- Author: Martin, Katie S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: March 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1642831530
- Language: English
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The World Atlas of Honey
$35.00 Add to cartShowcases the wonderful world of honey from hive to jar.
A beautifully illustrated global survey of the flavor of honey, The World Atlas of Honey includes profiles of more than eighty countries and t- Author: Marchese, C. Marina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 0520397703
- Language: English
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Slow Cooked: An Unexpected Life in Food Politics Volume 78
$37.43 Add to cart“A chronicle of hard work and a public health resource, Slow Cooked is also proof that it’s never too late.”—New York Times
Marion Nestle reflects on her late-in-life career as a world-renowne- Series: California Studies in Food and Culture
- Author: Nestle, Marion
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 294
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 520384156
- Language: English
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Planet Palm: How Palm Oil Ended Up in Everything–And Endangered the World
$32.65 Read moreFinalist, Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism
In the tradition of Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation, a groundbreaking global investigation into the industry ravaging the environmen- Author: Zuckerman, Jocelyn C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 25 2021
- ISBN10: 1620975238
- Language: English
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Transfarmation: The Movement to Free Us from Factory Farming
$27.95 Read moreThe story of factory farmers, rescued farm animals, and rural communities standing up to big corporations and constructing their own new world that will change the way we eat
In Transfarmation, presid- Author: Garc?s, Leah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 0807014907
- Language: English
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On Gold Hill: A Personal History of Wheat, Farming, and Family, from Punjab to California
$28.95 Read moreA young South Asian American woman’s story of reconnecting with her identity, family, and heritage through sustainable farming
In 2012, 25-year-old Jackie Moyer–the daughter of a forbidden marriage b- Author: Moyer, Jaclyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 26 2024
- ISBN10: 0807045306
- Language: English
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Feeding Each Other: Shaping Change in Food Systems Through Relationship
$23.95 Read more‘The global food system is sick, and almost everyone knows it. But this bold, big-hearted book doesn’t stop at diagnosing the problem–though it does that incisively and with style. If a just, more jo
- Series: Resetting Our Future
- Author: Auerbach, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 01 2023
- ISBN10: 180341488X
- Language: English
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Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need
$21.95 Add to cartOur Changing Menu unpacks the increasingly complex relationships between food and climate change. Whether you’re a chef, baker, distiller, restaurateur, or someone who simply enjoys a good pizza or dr
- Author: Hoffmann, Michael P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: April 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1501754629
- Language: English
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Plundering the North: A History of Settler Colonialism, Corporate Welfare, and Food Insecurity
$27.95 Add to cartThe manufacturing of a chronic food crisis
Food insecurity in the North is one of Canada’s most shameful public health and human rights crises. In Plundering the North, Kristin Burnett and Travis Hay
- Author: Burnett, Kristin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: October 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1772840491
- Language: English
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Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry
$34.00 Add to cartBest Books of 2024: “Frerick’s prose throughout is both direct and masterfully controlled, with every point supported by extensive references and notes. This is no alarmist screed but rather a careful… [more below]
- Author: Frerick, Austin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1642832693
- Language: English
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Why Vegan?: Eating Ethically
$15.95 Add to cartEven before the publication of his seminal Animal Liberation in 1975, Peter Singer, one of the greatest moral philosophers of our time, unflinchingly challenged the ethics of eating animals. Now, in W
- Author: Singer, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 1631498568
- Language: English
