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Foodopoly did have some familiar themes, but the level of research and explanation in this book blew me away. The battle over the future of food and farming in america 2012 is an exploration of the effect of corporate consolidation on farming and food in the united states. Blending history, reporting, and a deep understanding of american farming and food production, foodopoly is the shocking and revealing account of the business behind the meat, vegetables, grains and milk that most americans eat every day, including some of our favorite and most respected organic and healthconscious brands. Vandana shiva wenonah hauter knows where the bodies are buried beneath the amber waves of grain. Mar 04, 2014 this is the story hauter tells in foodopoly. The battle over the future of food and farming in america hauter knows where the bodies are buried beneath the amber waves of grain. She has worked and written extensively on food, water, energy, and environmental issues at the national, state, and local levels. Hauters main argument is that while focusing on changing consumer behavior and voting with your fork is important and has its benefits, no large scale change will happen without complete reform of the faulty industrial. Frackopoly by wenonah hauter overdrive rakuten overdrive. Hauter also cares deeply about the future of our food, our agricultural land, and our future. Foodopoly author wenonah hauter visits tampa and st. The author of foodopoly the new press, she owns a working farm in. Please join us for a discussion and book signing with wenonah hauter featuring her provocative new book, foodopoly. Lee foodopoly the battle over the future of food and farming in america por wenonah hauter disponible en rakuten kobo.
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Oct 19, 20 foodopoly presents the shocking account of how agricultural policy has been hijacked by lobbyist, driving out independent farms and food processors in favor. Wenonah has three decades of experience campaigning and writing on food, water, energy and environmental issues. The battle over the future of food and farming in america hardcover april 16, 20 by wenonah hauter author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. With fracking, millions of gallons of water, dangerous chemicals, and sand are injected under high pressure deep into the earth, fracturing hard rock to release oil and gas. Kudos to wenonah hauter for writing this very timely and important book. Wenonah hauter owns an organic family farm that provides healthy vegetables to hundreds of families as part of the growing nationwide community supported agriculture. Wenonah hauter, organic farm owner and executive director of food and water watch, talks about her book, foodopoly. Hauter knows where the bodies are buried beneath the amber waves of grain. The battle for the future of energy and the environment and published by new press, the book s. Foodopoly, wenonah hauters fine contribution to the growing literature about our ailing food system, does a particularly good job of detailing. But this rush to fracking is both dangerous to the environment and treacherous to human health argues wenonah hauter, one of the nations leading public interest advocates. The battle over the future of food and farming in america examines the corporate consolidation and control over our food system and. Wenonah hauter foodopoly octavia books new orleans.
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