From the Farm to the Table : What All Americans Need to Know about Agriculture /

In From the Farm to the Table, over forty farm families from America's heartland detail the practices and values that relate to their land, work, and communities. Their stories reveal that those who make their living in agriculture--despite stereotypes of provincialism perpetuated by the media-...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Holthaus, Gary H., 1932-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2006.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Sustainable agriculture.
Farmers.
Agriculture.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
Agriculteurs > États-Unis > Anecdotes.
Agriculture durable.
Farmers > United States > Anecdotes.
Agriculture > United States.
United States.
Anecdotes.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • In the beginning. Fundamentals ; Histories
  • Farmers talking about farming. Two views, one farm: Vance and Bonnie Haugen ; Farming is a spiritual responsibility: Mike Rupprecht ; Timelines: Ron Scherbring ; The absolute last thing I ever dreamed I'd be doing: Lonny and Sandy Dietz ; I felt it was just the right thing to do: Dennis Rabe
  • Farming in America : who cares? They say that eating is a moral issue: Bill McMillin ; Farming connects us all
  • It all works together, or it doesn't work at all. Agriculture and community culture ; Farming in developing countries ; The WTO, NAFTA, CAFTA, and the FTAA
  • Alternative visions, hopeful futures. Healthy food, healthy economics ; Alternatives for agriculture and the whole culture
  • An ecology of hope. Ours for a short time: Peggy Thomas ; An ecology of hope.

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