The local food movement / Amy Francis, book editor.
Material type: TextSeries: At issuePublication details: Detroit, MIich.: Greenhaven Press, c2010.Description: 160 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780737748888
- 9780737748895 (pbk.)
- 338.1
- HD9000.5 .L63 2010
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Non Fiction | MVS Library Main room-Teen/Adult | B- Nonfiction (Teen/Adult) | 338.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 4004153 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-149) and index.
Local eating is growing in popularity / Carol Smith -- The local food movement has a positive impact on farms, food production, and the environment / Pallavi Gogoi -- Local food is not always the best choice / Pamela Cuthbert -- Buying local is better for both local and global economies / Carlo Petrini -- Organic food and farming has drawbacks / Steve Shapin -- Buying local food protects regional flavors and traditions / Gary Paul Nabhan -- Local food is not necessarily better for the environment / Sarah DeWeerdt -- Food production causes more environmental damage than food miles / Robin McKie -- Beef production and food miles leave a significant carbon footprint / Anna Lappe -- Buying local is good for the consumer, the farmer, and the planet / Brian Halweil -- The distance food travels is damaging to the environment / Marc Xuereb -- Food miles are damaging our highway system / Gretchen Stoeltje -- Political forces make it difficult for local food economies to succeed / Michael Pollan Interviewed by Rod Dreher -- Government regulations favor large industrial farms over smaller local farms / Joel Salatin Interviewed by Megan Phelps.
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