Agroecology
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 AgroecologyAgrarian Change & Peasant Studies |
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 |
 Being and SwineThe End of Nature (As We Knew It) |
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 AgricultureFarming, Sustainability and the Return of the Local Economy |
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 |
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From IntroductionOn the Cusp of a Revolution From: Emergent Agriculture |
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 |
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From Introduction Agroecology at a CrossroadsFrom: Agroecology |
- | Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset | 7 | 2017 | $0.70 Add |
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From The Principles of AgroecologyFrom: Agroecology |
- | Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset | 33 | 2017 | $3.30 Add |
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From History and Currents of Agroecology ThoughtFrom: Agroecology |
- | Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset | 27 | 2017 | $2.70 Add |
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From Farm SubsidesFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
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 |
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From  Swinish MultitudesFrom: Being and Swine |
In this chapter, philosopher Fahim Amir provides a brief overview of the history of pigs in agriculture in Europe. The chapter also includes a discussion of the ways in which pigs have acted as a … | Corvin Russell; Fahim Amir; Geoffrey C. Howes | 29 | 2020 | $2.90 Add |
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From The Evidence of AgroecologyFrom: Agroecology |
- | Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset | 30 | 2017 | $3.00 Add |
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From Bringing Agroecology to ScaleFrom: Agroecology |
- | Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset | 21 | 2017 | $2.10 Add |
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From Toward a Sustainable AgricultureFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
Sustainability is a set of principles that focus on three fundamental elements of durable societies. They are: environmental stewardship, economic viability, and ethical behavior. These elements, … | Gary S. Kleppel | 6 | 2014 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Seeking Pathways to Sustainable FoodFrom: Resilience Imperative |
Food production has been transformed from a local affair into a complex web of supply chains crisscrossing the planet that miraculously deliver a multitude of foodstuffs right to our doorstep. … | Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty | 33 | 2012 | $3.30 Add |
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From Sustainable Meat – A Contradiction in Terms?From: Emergent Agriculture |
Among the most complex and contentious issues surrounding the debate about what is sustainable and what is not, is the question of meat. Can it be produced sustainably? Should we eat it? As an … | Gary S. Kleppel | 3 | 2014 | $0.30 Add |
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From The Politics of AgroecologyFrom: Agroecology |
- | Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset | 20 | 2017 | $2.00 Add |
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From Diversity in AgricultureFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
For the farmer, biodiversity is both domestic and wild, and a farm can be a place where biodiversity flourishes or from which it is excluded. The way farmers relate to biodiversity distinguishes … | Gary S. Kleppel | 14 | 2014 | $1.40 Add |
