Is "eating local" everything it’s cracked up to be? The first bite of a perfectly ripe peach can be truly transformative......more
The emancipatory potential and limits of land justice, when land is at once home, property, territory, and homeland. Pea......more
The emancipatory potential and limits of land justice, when land is at once home, property, territory, and homeland. Pea......more
In presenting a variety of theoretical and cross-cultural perspectives on pure food, this volume demonstrates similariti......more
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The confusing way in which sustainable agriculture has been defined and measured is clarified in this comprehensive volu......more
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Sweet potatoes were among the American crops Christopher Columbus brought back to Europe--where they were thought to be ......more
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The United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection encompasses over 7,500 botanical watercolo......more
The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Fungus Collections is one of the world’s largest mycological inst......more
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Mobilizing Hope, Fighting for Change analyzes an unusual development in social movement studies and food politics more g......more
A James Beard Award winner celebrates the women heroes who are fighting against the Big Food system--and asks the questi......more
Discover the surprising connection between our gut microbiome and the health of the planet--and learn how you hold human......more
A cutting-edge analysis of food systems sustainability, including COVID’s impact on current food systems, in up-to-date ......more
This is a superb collection of writing by groundbreaking Iowa environmentalist Paul Johnson. An exceptional introduction......more
A gripping and witty exploration of the economic forces that make it challenging for small dairy farms to survive. The d......more
A former senior food policy advisor to President Obama breaks down how changing the way we eat can help fix the climate ......more
From winemaking in occupied territories to fishing in polluted seas, home cooking in refugee communities, and vegan chee......more
Eating with the Tudors is an extensive collection of authentic Tudor recipes that tell the story of a dramatically chang......more
Reports from the United Nations indicate that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not meeting their targets, at......more
Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award, and a New Yorker best book of 2024, a "startling glimpse into the......more
Examining the essential role--and exploitation--of frontline workers across the food chain. Food consumers are demanding......more
Examining the essential role--and exploitation--of frontline workers across the food chain. Food consumers are demanding......more
From Pulitzer Prize-winner Art Cullen: It’s not the end of the world, but you could see it from here. Corn and soybeans,......more
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Food stood at the centre of Mussolini’s attempt to occupy Ethiopia and build an Italian Empire in East Africa. Seeking t......more
The author of The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South tells his own story this time. Of growing up in a......more
What do you do when a simple sinus infection lasts for three years? For Amy Graves, it marked the beginning of a journey......more
This book provides a comprehensive historical account of agricultural development in independent India. It studies conce......more
Chances are you probably eat food. It’s a fairly long running trend. Fast forward to the middle of last century and Amer......more
Journeying across Ghana’s savannahs and cities, John Nott investigates how nutrition and capitalism have intersected to ......more
Journeying across Ghana’s savannahs and cities, John Nott investigates how nutrition and capitalism have intersected to ......more
Presents an argument for a food justice-oriented rhetoric and literacy that shifts the emphasis in the local food moveme......more
Named a C-SPAN Author Series Most Important Book of 2024 The hidden history of an economic and cultural crisis that is t......more
"This slim yet insightful and entertaining volume documents the many instances where wine drinkers did not get what they......more
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The story of factory farmers, rescued farm animals, and rural communities standing up to big corporations and constructi......more
Seeds of Exchange examines the United States and Soviet exchange of agricultural knowledge and technology during the int......more
Risqué Business is the first book to culturally address "breastaurants," the American restaurant chains, particularly Ho......more
Risqué Business is the first book to culturally address "breastaurants," the American restaurant chains, particularly Ho......more
The culinary landscape of Poland is significantly changing, reshaped by a new generation of food producers, chefs, and m......more
The culinary landscape of Poland is significantly changing, reshaped by a new generation of food producers, chefs, and m......more
The first book to tell the whole story of SNAP and to explain why all Americans should support it. The Supplemental Nutr......more
Why our love affair with processed meat is killing us. The chilling exposé the food industry doesn’t want YOU to know. T......more
Melding the rural and the urban with the local, regional, and global, Levantine cuisine is a mélange of ingredients, rec......more
Collected case studies on the realities and practicalities of communal agricultural practices Seasonal Neighbours is an ......more
This study of the Gamtoos River floodplain in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province traces its transformation from an eig......more
This study of the Gamtoos River floodplain in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province traces its transformation from an eig......more
How cross-racial and ethnic communities have created new culinary traditions and food cultures in the United States. Cul......more
How cross-racial and ethnic communities have created new culinary traditions and food cultures in the United States. Cul......more
Combining innovative social theory with ongoing policy discussions on climate change, this book analyzes past and presen......more
Combining innovative social theory with ongoing policy discussions on climate change, this book analyzes past and presen......more
A new and ancient story about perennial nut trees, our ecological role as humans, and the future of food The day Elspeth......more
Society’s most basic challenge is arguably to produce and distribute enough food for its citizens. In 2023, 733 million ......more
"Paranatures in Culinary Culture reveals how culinary staples are not only elements of identity formation but also instr......more
Uncovering the intricate cultural threads that inform our dietary practices Paranatures in Culinary Culture embarks on a......more
Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat tells the stories of six women whose lives and careers influenced American food ......more
Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat tells the stories of six women whose lives and careers influenced American food ......more
Society’s most basic challenge is arguably to produce and distribute enough food for its citizens. In 2023, 733 million ......more
In Local Organic, Veronica House explores ways to collaboratively build resilient local food systems and coalitions acro......more
In Local Organic, Veronica House explores ways to collaboratively build resilient local food systems and coalitions acro......more
"White Burgers, Black Cash traces the evolution in fast food from the early 1900s to the present, from its long history ......more
What if rural progress isn’t about government intervention but about the self-reliance and ingenuity of peasants themsel......more
What if rural progress isn’t about government intervention but about the self-reliance and ingenuity of peasants themsel......more
There is a stubborn myth that has persisted for almost two centuries: the narrative of the abandoned farm in the rural A......more
There is a stubborn myth that has persisted for almost two centuries: the narrative of the abandoned farm in the rural A......more
From the author of New York Times bestseller The New New Deal, a groundbreaking piece of reportage from the trenches of ......more
The author argues that the claim by individual governments and by the World Bank that Asia has seen a large reduction in......more
Showing how the history of the apple goes far beyond the orchard and into the social, cultural and technological develop......more
With the current administration pausing funding for agricultural projects and farming support, the issues discussed in t......more
"Engrossing...hard to put down." -- The New York Times Book Review "Frostbite is a perfectly executed cold fusion of sci......more
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Central American and Mexican immigrants arrived in New Orleans to help clean up a......more
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Central American and Mexican immigrants arrived in New Orleans to help clean up a......more
The remarkable story of Sekem, a sustainable community which thrives in the Egyptian desert. Explores their pioneering a......more
A powerful and heartwarming exploration of cuisine in conflict zones, highlighting the heroic persistence of people stru......more
A scientifically rigorous guide to making the best dietary choices for both our personal health and our environmental fo......more
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’All natural: no artificial colours or flavours’. This was an increasingly familiar claim made for the food we bought in......more
Food aid continues to be a high profile, and perhaps the most controversial form of aid. Food Aid Reconsidered: Assessin......more
North Americans love eating meat. Despite the increased awareness of the meat industry’s harms-violence against animals,......more
North Americans love eating meat. Despite the increased awareness of the meat industry’s harms-violence against animals,......more
How does a banal earthworm become a valuable commodity? Lumbricus terrestris, otherwise known as the Canadian nightcrawl......more
How does a banal earthworm become a valuable commodity? Lumbricus terrestris, otherwise known as the Canadian nightcrawl......more
"America’s leading nutritionist teaches you how to navigate the fish counter"--...more
"An intimate, quirky, and soulful portrait of the many lives that swirl and teem in that microcosm of the universe, the ......more
"A master chronicler of American life introduces us to the iconic and most curious American shad"--...more
"A captivating tour through some of our most cherished marine food traditions, and the danger of extinction that they in......more
"A quirky, intimate, and eye-opening look into the ways of thinking like a fish"--...more
This book focuses on upland agricultural systems and applies a multiple capitals approach to explain what they can provi......more
A deeply researched and clearly argued account of the mutual growth of the federal government and the modern tobacco Nea......more