Agroecology

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Agroecology Agrarian Change & Peasant Studies Fernwood Publishing	Our global food system is largely based on unsustainable industrial agricultural practices, is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, is controlled by a handful of large corporations and …	Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset	160	2017	View
NEW! Being and Swine The End of Nature (As We Knew It) Between The Lines	Forget everything you think you know about nature. Fahim Amir’s award-winning book takes pure delight in posing unexpected questions: Are animals victims of human domination, or heroes of …	Corvin Russell; Fahim Amir; Geoffrey C. Howes	228	2020	View
Emergent Agriculture Farming, Sustainability and the Return of the Local Economy New Society Publishers	Long embraced by corporations who are driven only by the desire for profit, industrial agriculture wastes precious resources and spews millions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere …	Gary S. Kleppel	195	2014	View
NEW! Growing and Eating Sustainably Agroecology in Action Fernwood Publishing	Growing and Eating Sustainably shines light on the process of agroecological transition by showcasing the experiences of growers and eaters in southern Brazil, a country where agrarian movements …	Dana James	137	2021	View
Overrun Dispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis ECW Press	Intelligent investigative writing meets experiential journalism in this important look at one of North America’s most voraciously invasive species. Politicians, ecologists, and government …	Andrew Reeves	387	2019	View
From Introduction On the Cusp of a Revolution From: Emergent Agriculture View New Society Publishers	Today’s shifting agricultural paradigm is doing much the same thing. It is changing the way we produce food, how and where we get it, and what it does to our health, our pocket books, and …	Gary S. Kleppel	5	2014	$0.50 Add
From Introduction From: Overrun View ECW Press	In the introduction, the author describes how he first learned about the threat of Asian carp to North American ecosystems. This chapter also provides a brief overview of the introduction of …	Andrew Reeves	16	2019	$1.60 Add
From Introduction Agroecology at a Crossroads From: Agroecology View Fernwood Publishing		Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset	7	2017	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Preface, Forward From: Growing and Eating Sustainably View Fernwood Publishing	The preface maintains this book is for people who want to learn about agroecology — about the concepts, themes, key writings, and grassroots struggles from which it has emerged to become an …	Dana James	4	2021	$0.40 Add
From In the Beginning From: Overrun View ECW Press	In this chapter, the author explores the history of the Asian carp in North America beginning with its introduction in the mid 20th century. The chapter explores aquaculture in the Mississippi …	Andrew Reeves	33	2019	$3.30 Add
From NEW! Introducing Agroecology and Food Systems Transitions From: Growing and Eating Sustainably View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter outlines the critical food supply issues associated with Covid-19 that made headlines daily across the globe and highlighted the vulnerabilities of the modern food system. The …	Dana James	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From The Principles of Agroecology From: Agroecology View Fernwood Publishing		Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset	33	2017	$3.30 Add
From "Ecology’s Helper" From: Overrun View ECW Press	In this chapter, the author explores the spread of the Asian carp through the rivers of the Arkansas delta region. Topics discussed in this chapter also include the Green Revolution of the 1970s …	Andrew Reeves	33	2019	$3.30 Add
From History and Currents of Agroecology Thought From: Agroecology View Fernwood Publishing		Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset	27	2017	$2.70 Add
From NEW! The Industrial Food System: Contradictions and Crises From: Growing and Eating Sustainably View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter looks at the industrial food system — its origins and the problems it generates — which casts yet more doubt on the conventional wisdom that industrial agriculture is the …	Dana James	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From Farm Subsides From: Emergent Agriculture View New Society Publishers	This chapter is primarily concerned with the ways in which farms subsidize us. First, most of the farmers who fall into this category of subsidizers own small to medium-sized farms, and they …	Gary S. Kleppel	9	2014	$0.90 Add