Perilous bounty : the looming collapse of American farming and how we can prevent it
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New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
ISBN
9781635573138, 1635573130
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Oak Brook Public Library - Nonfiction
630.286 PHI
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630.286 PHI
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Published
New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
246 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781635573138, 1635573130
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-236) and index.
Description
An unsettling journey into the United States' disaster-bound food system, and an exploration of possible solutions, from leading food politics commentator and farmer-turned-journalist Tom Philpott. More than a decade after Michael Pollan's game-changing The Omnivore's Dilemma transformed the conversation about what we eat, a combination of global diet trends and corporate interests have put American agriculture into a state of "quiet emergency," from dangerous drought in California--which grows more than 50 percent of the fruits and vegetables we eat--to catastrophic topsoil loss in the "breadbasket" heartland of the United States. Whether or not we take heed, these urgent crises of industrial agriculture will define our future. In Perilous Bounty, veteran journalist and former farmer Tom Philpott explores and exposes the small handful of seed and pesticide corporations, investment funds, and magnates who benefit from the trends that imperil us, with on-the-ground dispatches featuring the scientists documenting the damage and the farmers and activists who are valiantly and inventively pushing back. Resource scarcity looms on the horizon, but rather than pointing us toward an inevitable doomsday, Philpott shows how the entire wayward ship of American agriculture could be routed away from its path to disaster. He profiles the farmers and communities in the nation's two key growing regions developing resilient, soil-building, water-smart farming practices, and readying for the climate shocks that are already upon us; and he explains how we can help move these methods from the margins to the mainstream.--,Amazon.com
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Philpott, T. (2020). Perilous bounty: the looming collapse of American farming and how we can prevent it . Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Philpott, Tom. 2020. Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Philpott, Tom. Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Philpott, Tom. Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
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