Burlington Public Library

"What do a rapper, a returned soldier, a reformed gangster, a grandmother, a petroleum geologist, a bestselling author, and a microchip engineer have in common? They are all wresting control of food from an industrial system responsible for a plague of poor personal and planetary health. In his landmark work, Grow: Stories from the Urban Food Movement, Stephen Grace embarks on a journey of discovery to understand what motivates these urbanites working...

Examines the struggles and advances of American farmers, from the first colonial subsistence farming to more recent agribusiness enterprises. Topics include farmers' political activities, effects of mechanization, food for peace, transportation, mercantilism, planting, harvesting, land laws, surpluses, genetics, price supports, etc.

Foodies and environmentally minded folks often struggle to understand and articulate the fundamental differences between the farming and food systems they endorse and those promoted by Monsanto and friends. With visceral stories and humor from Salatin's half-century as a "lunatic" farmer, Salatin contrasts the differences on many levels: practical, spiritual, social, economic, ecological, political, and nutritional.In today's conventional food-production...

"To all outward appearances, Mark Underwood is an ordinary Kansas dirt farmer, but in fact he is a mechanical genius, a Thomas Edison of agriculture who has built a revolutionary new reaper that someday may change the way grain is harvested throughout the world. Mark and his cousin Ralph Lagergren, a salesman and marketing specialist, have pooled their disparate talents to bring Mark's reaper to market." "Dream Reaper is the story of the Bi-Rotor...

Describes over thirty conservation-based farms, ranches, and organizations in the United States. Includes photographs of the various institutions discussed.