Read Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It

Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It

Tom Philpott

4.9/5 (19297 ratings)

Description:An unsettling journey into the United States' disaster-bound food system, and an exploration of possible solutions, from leading food politics commentator and farmer-turned-journalist Tom Philpott.More than a decade after Michael Pollan's game-changing The Omnivore's Dilemma transformed the conversation about what we eat, a combination of global diet trends and corporate interests have put American agriculture into a state of "quiet emergency," from dangerous drought in California--which grows more than fifty percent of the fruits and vegetables we eat--to catastrophic topsoil loss in the "breadbasket" heartland of the United States. Whether or not we take heed, these urgent crises of industrial agriculture will define our future.In Perilous Bounty, veteran journalist and former farmer Tom Philpott explores and exposes the small handful of seed and pesticide corporations, investment funds, and magnates who benefit from the trends that imperil us, with on-the-ground dispatches featuring the scientists documenting the damage and the farmers and activists who are valiantly and inventively pushing back. Resource scarcity looms on the horizon, but rather than pointing us toward an inevitable doomsday, Philpott shows how the entire wayward ship of American agriculture could be routed away from its path to disaster. He profiles the farmers and communities in the nation's two key growing regions developing resilient, soil-building, water-smart farming practices, and readying for the climate shocks that are already upon us; and he explains how we can help move these methods from the margins to the mainstream.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It. To get started finding Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1635573130

Description: An unsettling journey into the United States' disaster-bound food system, and an exploration of possible solutions, from leading food politics commentator and farmer-turned-journalist Tom Philpott.More than a decade after Michael Pollan's game-changing The Omnivore's Dilemma transformed the conversation about what we eat, a combination of global diet trends and corporate interests have put American agriculture into a state of "quiet emergency," from dangerous drought in California--which grows more than fifty percent of the fruits and vegetables we eat--to catastrophic topsoil loss in the "breadbasket" heartland of the United States. Whether or not we take heed, these urgent crises of industrial agriculture will define our future.In Perilous Bounty, veteran journalist and former farmer Tom Philpott explores and exposes the small handful of seed and pesticide corporations, investment funds, and magnates who benefit from the trends that imperil us, with on-the-ground dispatches featuring the scientists documenting the damage and the farmers and activists who are valiantly and inventively pushing back. Resource scarcity looms on the horizon, but rather than pointing us toward an inevitable doomsday, Philpott shows how the entire wayward ship of American agriculture could be routed away from its path to disaster. He profiles the farmers and communities in the nation's two key growing regions developing resilient, soil-building, water-smart farming practices, and readying for the climate shocks that are already upon us; and he explains how we can help move these methods from the margins to the mainstream.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It. To get started finding Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It

Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It

More Books

Glory Denied: The Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War

Glory Denied: The Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War

Glory Denied: The Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War by Tom Philpott (2001-05-17)

Glory Denied: The Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War by Tom Philpott (2001-05-17)

Glory Denied: The Vietnam Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War 1st edition by Philpott, Tom (2012) Paperback

Glory Denied: The Vietnam Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War 1st edition by Philpott, Tom (2012) Paperback

Biography - Philpott, Tom (1951-): An article from: Contemporary Authors

Biography - Philpott, Tom (1951-): An article from: Contemporary Authors

Flux Factor

Flux Factor

Practical Food Law Referencer

Practical Food Law Referencer

Tiger Pups

Tiger Pups

A Time To Die (Victor the Assassin #6)

A Time To Die (Victor the Assassin #6)

The Darkest Day (Victor the Assassin, #5)

The Darkest Day (Victor the Assassin, #5)