A nation of farmers : defeating the food crisis on American soil / Sharon Astyk & Aaron Newton.
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TextPublication details: Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, c2009.Description: xiii, 392 p. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780865716230 (pbk.)
- 0865716234 (pbk.)
- Food supply -- United States
- Food supply -- United States -- Forecasting
- Food relief -- International cooperation
- Food relief, American
- Food supply -- United States
- Agriculture -- United States
- Aliments -- Approvisionnement -- États-Unis
- Aliments -- Approvisionnement -- États-Unis -- Prévision
- Aide alimentaire -- Coopération internationale
- Aide alimentaire américaine
- 338.1/973 22
- HD9006 .A88 2009
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circulating Books | Pennsylvania Horticultural Society | Main Collection | HD9006 .A88 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 3182700013695 |
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.