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Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy, and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment
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Swine flu. Bird flu. Unusual concentrations of cancer and other diseases. Massive fish kills from flesh-eating parasites. Recalls of meats, vegetables, and fruits for the reason that of deadly E-coli bacterial contamination. 

Recent public health ...

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ManufacturerSt. Martin's Press
Categories Agricultural   Natural Resources   Environmental Planning   General   Conservation   Reference   Air   Meat   Animal Husbandry   Hardcover   Printed Books  
The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants
DescriptionA practical guide to all aspects of edible wild plants: finding and identifying them, their seasons of harvest, and their methods of collection and preparation. Every plant is discussed in excellent detail and accompanied by outstanding color photographs. Consists of an index, illustrated glossary, bibliography, and harvest calendar. The ideal guide for ...
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Categories Textbooks Trade-In & Buyback   Agricultural   Home & Garden   General   Reference   Paperback   Printed Books  
Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression
DescriptionI inform of a time, a situate, and a way of life long gone. For many years I have had the urge to describe this treasure trove, lest it vanish forever. So, partly in response to the basic human instinct to share feelings and experiences, and partly for the sheer joy and excitement of it all, I report on my early life. It was quite a ...
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ManufacturerBantam
Categories General AAS   Family & Childhood   General   Agricultural   Depression   Iowa   Rural   History   Hardcover   Bargain Books   Printed Books   Herge  
The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to Managing Finances, Crops, and Staff-and Making a Profit
DescriptionContrary to popular belief, a good living can be made on an organic farm. What's necessary is farming smarter, not harder.

In The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook, Richard Wiswall shares advice on how to do your vegetable production extra efficient, better manage your employees and finances, and turn a profit. From his twenty-seven ...
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ManufacturerChelsea Green Publishing
Categories General AAS   Agriculture   Agricultural   Sustainable Agriculture   General   Paperback   Printed Books  
Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry
DescriptionTogether with a New Afterword by the Author

Slaughterhouse is the first book of its kind to explore the impact this exceptional changes in the meatpacking industry over the last twenty-five years—particularly industry consolidation, increased line speeds, and deregulation—have had on workers, animals, and consumers. It is in addition the first time ever ...

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ManufacturerPrometheus Books
Categories Textbooks Trade-In & Buyback   Agricultural   Hospitality, Travel & Tourism   General   Conspiracy Theories   Public Policy   Meat   Food Science   Animal Rights   Paperback   Printed Books   Illustrated  
Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty
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From the War on Poverty to new farmers' markets, a food expert tackles America's dangerous dietary split
 
Together with a new Foreword
 
Closing the Food Gap exposes America's dangerous dietary split: from patrons of food pantries, bodegas, and convenience stores to the extra comfortable classes who increasingly seek out ...
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ManufacturerBeacon Press
Categories Textbooks Trade-In & Buyback   Agricultural   General   Health Policy   Social Services & Welfare   Conservation   History   Paperback   Printed Books  
The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty
DescriptionThe New York Times bestseller, now in paperback: a scandal-plagued story of the immigrant family this built—and then lost—a global wine empire Set in California’s lush Napa Valley and spanning four generations of a talented and visionary family, The House of Mondavi is a tale of genius, sibling rivalry, and betrayal. From 1906, when ...
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ManufacturerGotham
Categories Business   General   Company Profiles   Agricultural   Wine & Winemaking   Home & Garden   Paperback   Printed Books   All product   Books  
Pastured Poultry Profits
DescriptionA couple working six months per year for 50 hours per week on 20 acres can net $25,000-$30,000 per year together with an investment equivalent to the cost of one new medium-sized tractor. Seldom has agriculture held out such a plum. In a day when main-line farm experts predict the continued demise of the family farm, the pastured poultry opportunity shines ...
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ManufacturerPolyface
Categories Textbooks Trade-In & Buyback   Agricultural   Home Based   General   Reference   Poultry   Animal Husbandry   Marketing   Paperback   Printed Books  
Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition, and Health, Revised and Expanded Edition (California Studies in Food and Culture)
DescriptionAn accessible and balanced account, Food Politics laid the groundwork for today's food revolution and changed the way we respond to food industry marketing practices. Now, a new introduction and concluding chapter get us up to date on the key events in this movement. This pathbreaking, award-winning book helps us comprehend extra clearly ...
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ManufacturerUniversity of California Press
Categories General AAS   Health Policy   Public Policy   Sociology   Textbooks Trade-In & Buyback   Agricultural   Hospitality, Travel & Tourism   General   Professional   Federal Government   Nutrition   Food Science   Paperback   Printed Books  
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories From the Local Food Front
DescriptionDrawing upon 40 years’ experience as an ecological farmer and marketer, Joel Salatin explains together with humor and passion why Americans do not have the liberty to select the food they buy and eat. From kid labor regulations to food inspection, bureaucrats offer themselves sole discretion over what food is available in the local marketplace. ...
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ManufacturerPolyface
Categories Textbooks Trade-In & Buyback   Agricultural   General   Paperback   Printed Books  
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