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Food, inc. 2 : inside the quest for a better future for food / edited by Karl Weber.

Weber, Karl, 1953- (editor.).

Summary:

"America's food system is broken, harming family farmers, workers, the environment, and our health. But it doesn't have to be this way. Here, brilliant innovators, scientists, journalists and activists explain how we can create a hopeful new future for food, if we have the courage to seize the moment"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781541703575 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: ix, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, 2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A participant guide."--Cover.
"An inspiring companion to the acclaimed film."--Cover.
"Back for seconds"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I. Wake-up calls -- The sickness in our food supply -- The essentials : how we're killing the people who feed us -- Part II. Mapping the issues-and the answers -- Food, cooking, meals, good health, and well-being -- Dairy together : fighting for a system that gives small farmers a fair shake -- Food and land justice -- The environmental and community impacts of industrial animal agriculture -- A historic revolution in the food service industry -- Changing the culture of capital to support regenerative agriculture -- A human rights revolution born in the fields of Florida -- Politics on your plate : the problem and the promise of US food policy -- The future of food is blue -- From lab to table : the wOman who knows too much -- Healthy food for all our kids -- The four bites : how we can transcend divisive meat debates and nourish humanity sustainably -- From food services to foodshots : notes from an unexpected change leader at work -- Part III. What you can do -- Finding ways to nourish both people and the planet -- To learn more and to get involved.
Subject: Food industry and trade > United States.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lakeshore Branch.

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