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REDI report volume 2019, December
Pub. Date
2019.
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There are a number of competitive strategic positions emerging in the food manufacturing sector. Consumer trends and new competitive factors have resulted in a bimodal structure in a number of food and beverage subsectors, several of which are presented as case studies here. Such restructuring may provide market access and economic development opportunities.
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Pub. Date
2017.
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The New York Times—bestselling author "digs deep into the world of how we shop and how we eat. It's a marvelous, smart, revealing work" (Susan Orlean, #1 bestselling author).
In a culture obsessed with food-how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from, what is good for us-there are often more questions than answers. Ruhlman proposes that the best practices for consuming wisely could be hiding in plain sight-in the aisles of your local...
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2012
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Through meticulous research, Hauter presents a shocking account of how agricultural policy has been hijacked by lobbyists, driving out independent farmers and food processors in favor of the likes of Cargill, Tyson, Kraft, and ConAgra. She demonstrates how the impacts ripple far and wide, from economic stagnation in rural communities at home, to famines in poor countries overseas. In the end, Hauter illustrates how solving this crisis will require...
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Pub. Date
[2012]
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What if you can't afford nine-dollar tomatoes? That was the question award-winning journalist Tracie McMillan couldn't escape. In 2009 she embarked on a groundbreaking undercover journey to see what it takes to eat well in America. For nearly a year, she worked, ate, and lived alongside the working poor to examine how Americans eat when price matters.
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©1999
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Examines seven crises in American agriculture, including farm and ranch survivability, modernization, safe food and drinking water, and urbanization and land use; discusses tradition and change related to each crisis; provides biographies of important figures related to the crises; and includes resources for additional information.
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Pub. Date
2020.
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"In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store What does it take to run the American supermarket? How do products get to shelves? Who sets the price? And who suffers the consequences of increased convenience end efficiency? In this alarming exposé, author Benjamin Lorr pulls back the curtain on this highly secretive industry. Combining...
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[2016]
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"Jane Ziegelman, author of the acclaimed 97 Orchard, and her husband, Andrew Coe, team up for an in-depth exploration of America's greatest food crisis"--
"From the author of the acclaimed 97 Orchard and her husband, a culinary historian, an in-depth exploration of the greatest food crisis the nation has ever faced--the Great Depression--and how it transformed America's culinary culture. The decade-long Great Depression, a period of shifts in the...
11) Folks, this ain't normal: a farmer's advice for happier hens, healthier people, and a better world
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From farmer Joel Salatin's point of view, life in the 21st century just ain't normal. In FOLKS, THIS AIN'T NORMAL, he discusses how far removed we are from the simple, sustainable joy that comes from living close to the land and the people we love. Salatin has many thoughts on what normal is and shares practical and philosophical ideas for changing our lives in small ways that have big impact. Salatin, hailed by the New York Times as "Virginia's...
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[2015]
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"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...
14) Food
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Presents a collection of essays exploring varying viewpoints on food, covering such topics as the safety of America's food supply, the mistreatment of animals on factory farms, the causes of hunger in the world, and the link between fast food and obesity.
15) Ingredients
Pub. Date
2011
Description
American food is in a state of crisis. Obesity and diabetes are on the rise, food costs are skyrocketing, family farms are in decline, and our agricultural environment is in jeopardy. Explore a thriving local food movement as our world becomes a more flavorless, disconnected, and dangerous place to eat.
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Reference shelf volume 93, no. 2
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
This volume of The Reference Shelf looks at America's food economy and food inequality. Though America is the world's wealthiest nation and has some of the most productive agricultural land in the world, it still has a serious problem with food availability and hunger.
17) Sustainable
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
There is no hiding from the facts, rising temperatures, drought, soil loss, chemicals in our food, antibiotic resistance, declining bee populations, obesity, diabetes, shorter life expectancy, America needs help. Sustainable reveals the crisis facing America's food system, and the community of leaders who are determined to fix it. Amidst the cornfields of Illinois lives the hero of the film - Marty Travis.
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Pub. Date
c2011
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Eggs are considered by many to be one of the most affordable sources of protein available. Chart the journey of the egg from henhouse to breakfast table. Take a trip to massive Iowa farms, where millions of eggs travel from the hens to the delivery trucks without ever being touched by human hands. Next experience what it's like at cage-free and pasture-raised farms, where chickens have greater freedom and more room to roam. Get a look at the world's...