The End of Food
by:
Paul Roberts (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780547524849 (0547524846)
Publish date: May 6th 2009
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Science,
Environment,
Economics,
Health,
Politics,
Sustainability,
Nutrition,
Agriculture
An interesting, and some-what worrying look at the emergence, ultimate costs and short-term benefits of large-scale food production over the world and the coming crisis in the world food industry. A bit USA-centric. This isn't a "fun' book to read, but it is informative and fairly well-written. ...
Not as entertaining or as engaging as Michael Pollan or Joanna Blythman this is an interesting, if Amero-centric, look at food and the food industry as it stands and it's race to the bottom. This was an interesting book to read while Ireland had another food crisis, where industrial grade (read c...
Most people do not think about food security, meaning the balance of what and how food gets from the producer to the grocery store to your home. Mr. Roberts explains that while we have become accustomed to a food industry which efficiently delivers food we have chosen this with a cost that is not su...
Not as entertaining or as engaging as Michael Pollan or Joanna Blythman this is an interesting, if Amero-centric, look at food and the food industry as it stands and it's race to the bottom. This was an interesting book to read while Ireland had another food crisis, where industrial grade (read che...
8-27-12O.M.G. On only disc 2 and am pretty much vowing to shop only at farmers' markets. Not sure that actually is feasible, but.... Very attractive now in August with numerous farmers' markets available to me with incredible variety. More difficult after October.Disc 6. Fascinating and horrify...
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