Land & Food
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From  PrivatizationPart II: A History of Seed Politics in Canada From: Good Crop / Bad Crop |
Chapter 7 focuses on privatization, private seed companies versus public varieties, monopoly rights, the SeCan Association, competition and Secrecy, and the case study of soybean production in Canada. | Devlin Kuyek | 25 | 2007 | $2.50 Add |
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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 |
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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 |
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From HarvestPart II: A History of Seed Politics in Canada From: Good Crop / Bad Crop |
Chapter 8 explores the future of agriculture, industrial farming and its alternatives, grassroots community organizing and political mobilization, resistance to industrial agriculture, the … | Devlin Kuyek | 10 | 2007 | $1.00 Add |
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From  LivestockFrom: Resilient Agriculture |
This chapter features case studies of livestock ranchers in different climates and highlights the effects they are feeling from climate change and the innovations they are using to adapt and … | Laura Lengnick | 40 | 2015 | $4.00 Add |
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From  NEW! The Qualities and Behaviours of Resilient SystemsPART 2 |
This chapter explores the qualities and behaviours of resilient systems, which come in different shapes, kinds, and sizes. The author explores qualities that cultivate resilience such as … | Laura Lengnick | 24 | 2022 | $2.40 Add |
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From New Times, New ToolsManaging For Resilience From: Resilient Agriculture |
This chapter summarizes the key innovations and practices that the farmers featured in the book have implemented to deal with climate change and describes the main attributes of a sustainable … | Laura Lengnick | 42 | 2015 | $4.20 Add |
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From The New NormalFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
Farmers have played roulette with the weather for 10,000 years. They know the risks and they live with them. They tend to believe that if the weather beats them down this year, things will be … | Gary S. Kleppel | 15 | 2014 | $1.50 Add |
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From NEW! The Rules of ResiliencePART 2 |
This chapter explores rules of resilience, which are: to Cultivate diverse networks of reciprocal relationship, to Cultivate regional self-reliance, and to Cultivate the accumulation of … | Laura Lengnick | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add |
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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 |
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From NEW! Is Sustainable Agriculture a Resilient Agriculture?PART 2 |
This chapter examines the topic of sustainable agriculture, the U.S. food system, food and farming philosophies, and resilience. The chapter draws on real-world case studies. | Laura Lengnick | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
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From The Emergent MarketFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
Consumers must recognize their responsibility to reward craftsmanship and hard work with patronage, and be willing to pay a fair price for their food. Consumers are actively seeking out … | Gary S. Kleppel | 10 | 2014 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Resilient Agriculture: New Tools for Shaping ChangePART 2 |
This chapter summarizes the key innovations and practices that the farmers featured in the book have implemented to deal with climate change and describes the main attributes of a sustainable … | Laura Lengnick | 24 | 2022 | $2.40 Add |
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From The Consumer in a Changing Food SystemFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
Profitability is determined in the market. Consumers must value products sufficiently to pay a price that exceeds the cost of production and transportation. Price is determined by myriad factors, … | Gary S. Kleppel | 15 | 2014 | $1.50 Add |
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From NEW! The Light and Dark of These TimesPART 3 |
The author reflects on the light and dark of these times as she writes in the summer of 2021. Topics include: the sustainable food movement, Indigenous foodways, the good food movement, … | Laura Lengnick | 19 | 2022 | $1.90 Add |
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From The Slow MoneyFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
Slow Money argues for the diversion of capital from global markets to local markets – to farms, farmers’ markets, and restaurants within one’s own foodshed. Slow Money creates … | Gary S. Kleppel | 6 | 2014 | $0.60 Add |
