Land & Food
Showing 17–32 of 94 results
| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
From ![]() CorporationPart II: A History of Seed Politics in Canada From: Good Crop / Bad Crop |
Chapter 5 examines the rise of corporations in agriculture in the 1970’s onward in Canada, The National Biotechnology Strategy 1983, policy reform, neoliberalism, and more. | Devlin Kuyek | 9 | 2007 | $0.90 Add |
|
From ![]() CSAFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
The Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model is transformative. It changes the way farmers farm, the way markets function, and the way consumers relate to the production chain. The CSA model … | Gary S. Kleppel | 5 | 2014 | $0.50 Add |
|
From ![]() Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing ClimateFrom: Resilient Agriculture |
The final chapter of the book looks beyond the farm and assesses ways for the entire food production system – from farm to table – to become more resilient. Everything from … | Laura Lengnick | 34 | 2015 | $3.40 Add |
|
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 |
|
From ![]() Echoes Across the LakeFrom: Changing Tides |
This chapter depicts Frid’s experiences at the hunting and spiritual camp of the Tsilhqot’in First Nations at Teztan Biny (Fish Lake). Through it, Frid further develops on the themes … | Alejandro Frid | 11 | 2019 | $1.10 Add |
![]() 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 |
|
From ![]() Energy and the Future of FarmingFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
We can and should energize our modern food production system with solar and other renewable energy sources, as has been done for most of the past 10,000 years. To be sure, the sun will always … | Gary S. Kleppel | 12 | 2014 | $1.20 Add |
|
From ![]() Envisioning the Future of Agroecological Food Systems |
In this chapter the authors summarize that agroecological agriculture must also be based on equity, participation, democracy, and justice, that is not only sustainable but helps restore and … | Dana James | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
|
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 |
![]() Farm the CityA Toolkit for Setting up a Successful Urban Farm |
Urban farming has the power to change diets, economies, and lives. Yet starting an urban farm can seem daunting with skills and knowledge that extend beyond growing to include marketing, sales, … | Michael Ableman | 130 | 2020 | View |
|
From ![]() Fierce Farming WomenFrom: The Color of Food |
Portrait 1: Alabama Strong. Sandra Simone, Huckleberry Hill Farm Portrait 2: American Indian Mothers. Beverly Collins-Hall, American Indian Mother and Three Sisters Farm Portrait 3: Sisters. … | Natasha Bowens | 38 | 2015 | $3.80 Add |
|
From ![]() NEW! Foreword & Preface, Disclaimer, How to Use This BookFrom: The Farmer's Office |
Julia Shanks | 11 | 2024 | $1.10 Add | |
|
From ![]() Fruits and NutsFrom: Resilient Agriculture |
This chapter features case studies of fruit and nut growers and describes the ways in which they adapt to climate change and promote sustainable growing practices. These include using overhead … | Laura Lengnick | 30 | 2015 | $3.00 Add |
|
From ![]() NEW! Fruits and NutsPART 4 |
This chapter features case studies of fruit and nut growers and describes the ways in which they adapt to climate change and promote sustainable growing practices. It features various resilience … | Laura Lengnick | 23 | 2022 | $2.30 Add |
|
From ![]() Generation RisingFrom: The Color of Food |
Portrait 1: Tierra Negra. Tahz Walker and Cristina Rivera-Chapman, Tierra Negra Farms Portrait 2: Breaking Down Borders. Kandace Vallejo, Ivon Diaz, Cristina Dominguez-Eshelman, Manny Garcia … | Natasha Bowens | 59 | 2015 | $5.90 Add |
|
From ![]() GerminationPart II: A History of Seed Politics in Canada From: Good Crop / Bad Crop |
Chapter 3 explores the germination process, discussing the history of agricultural practice in Canada from pre-colonization, the adoption of Indigenous crops by white settlers, agricultural … | Devlin Kuyek | 3 | 2007 | $0.30 Add |












