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A nation of farmers : defeating the food crisis on American soil / Sharon Astyk & Aaron Newton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, c2009.Description: xiii, 392 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780865716230 (pbk.)
  • 0865716234 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD9006 .A88 2009
Contents:
Introduction : the big lie -- A fast train : food security in crisis -- Hands on the wheel : what we should be getting from our food system -- Ring the bell : it starts with how we eat -- God's away on business : what are our choices? -- Hard times come again no more : feeding the world -- The landslide brings it down : feeding ourselves -- The hands that built the country we're always trying to keep down : extending the table -- Keep your hand on the plow : transformations -- Recipe index - A list of useful resources.
Summary: Provides information on ways to solve the food crisis in the United States by creating a local food supply system.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-382) and index.

Introduction : the big lie -- A fast train : food security in crisis -- Hands on the wheel : what we should be getting from our food system -- Ring the bell : it starts with how we eat -- God's away on business : what are our choices? -- Hard times come again no more : feeding the world -- The landslide brings it down : feeding ourselves -- The hands that built the country we're always trying to keep down : extending the table -- Keep your hand on the plow : transformations -- Recipe index - A list of useful resources.

Provides information on ways to solve the food crisis in the United States by creating a local food supply system.

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