American Organic : A Cultural History of Farming, Gardening, Shopping, and Eating /

In American Organic we see how organic growing and consumption has been everything from a practical decision, lifestyle choice, and status marker to a political deed, subversive effort, and social philosophy - and how organic production and consumption are entrenched in the lives of all Americans, w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Sullivan, Robin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Kultur
Biologische Landwirtschaft
Organic farming.
Natural foods.
Agriculture biologique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Aliments naturels > États-Unis > Histoire.
Organic farming > United States > History.
Natural foods > United States > History.
USA
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Organic destiny
  • A noisy spring: "genius?" or "fraud?"
  • An alternative way to live
  • Leaders, land lovers, locavores, labels, laws, and a little lunacy
  • Individual organic optimization: health hopes and fears
  • Organic consumers: voting with dollars and forging identities.

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