Dec 10 – Feed Us With Trees is a new and ancient story about perennial nut trees, our ecological role as humans, and the future of food
Agriculture
Wilding – Nov 13
Nov 13 – Wilding is an inspiring story of a farm, a couple, and a community transformed. Isabella Tree’s wonderful book brings together science, natural history, a fair bit of drama, and—ultimately—hope.
Tomatoland – Mar 8
Mar 8 – Tomatoland combines history, legend, passion for taste, and investigative reporting on modern agribusiness and environmental issues into a revealing, controversial look at the tomato, the fruit we love so much that we eat $4 billion-worth annually.
The Fate of Food – Oct 8
Oct 8 – Fate of Food is a fascinating story of the sustainable food revolution. An environmental journalist and professor asks the question: Is the future of food looking bleak—or better than ever?
Kiss the Ground – Apr 17
Apr 17 – In Kiss the Ground, Tickell explains an incredible truth: by changing our diets to a soil-nourishing, regenerative agriculture diet, we can reverse global warming, harvest healthy, abundant food, and eliminate the poisonous substances.
The Town That Food Saved – Mar 14
The Town That Food Saved raises numerous questions about the practicalities of local food production—but also provides examples of success in small-scale agriculture.
The Earth Moved – Apr 12
The Earth Moved is a fascinating exploration of the underground world and one of its most amazing denizens, the earthworm.
The Third Plate – Oct 11
In The Third Plate Dan Barber draws on the wisdom and experience of chefs, farmers and seed breeders around the world and proposes a new definition for ethical and delicious eating.
Mycophilia – Apr 19
In Mycophilia, accomplished food writer and cookbook author Eugenia Bone examines the role of fungi as exotic delicacy, curative, poison, and hallucinogen, and ultimately discovers that a greater understanding of fungi is key to facing many challenges of the 21st century.
How to Pick a Peach – Feb 11
How to Pick a Peach helps the cook sort through the produce in the market by illuminating the issues surrounding it, revealing intriguing facts about vegetables and fruits in individual profiles about them, and providing instructions on how to choose, store, and prepare these items.
Renewing America’s Food Traditions
Renewing America’s Food Traditions gives us a great food adventure to embark on—really no less than discovering ourselves through foods that we didn’t even know were, in some way, ours.
Tomorrow’s Table
Tomorrow’s Table argues that a judicious blend of genetic engineering and organic farming is key to helping feed the world’s growing population in an ecologically balanced manner.
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Everything I Want To Do is Illegal
Drawing upon 40 years’ experience as an ecological farmer and marketer, Joel Salatin explains in Everything I Want To Do is Illegal, with humor and passion, why Americans do not have the freedom to choose the food they purchase and eat.
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