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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Seeds of Resilience From: The Color of Food View New Society Publishers	Portrait 1: Katrina to Chickens. Yasin & Elaine Muhaimin, Yard Bird Farm Portrait 2: Transitioning to Sovereignty. Luis Castañeda, SOLAR Farm Portrait 3: Bucking Dependence. Renard …	Natasha Bowens	34	2015	$3.40 Add
From Seeking Pathways to Sustainable Food From: Resilience Imperative View New Society Publishers	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
From Sustainable Meat – A Contradiction in Terms? From: Emergent Agriculture View New Society Publishers	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
From Sustaining Agriculture in a Changing Climate From: Resilient Agriculture View New Society Publishers	This chapter provides a brief history of agricultural practices and outlines the different crops and livestock that are cultivated in different environments. The chapter goes on to discuss how …	Laura Lengnick	40	2015	$4.00 Add
From NEW! “Swept Away through Injustice” From: Tiny Engines of Abundance View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter 1 introduces the premise of the book, which is to reexamine the idea of progress that we tie to the evolution of industrial agriculture over the last 200 years. Examination of this period …	Jim Handy	8	2022	$0.80 Add
The Color of Food Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming	Imagine the typical American farmer. Many people visualize sun-roughened skin, faded overalls, and calloused hands-hands that are usually white. While there’s no doubt the growing trend of …		242		View
From The Consumer in a Changing Food System From: Emergent Agriculture View New Society Publishers	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
From The Emergent Agriculture From: Emergent Agriculture View New Society Publishers	Food production becomes exceptionally sustainable when profitability ceases to be the singular mission of the farm, and becomes instead a part of a “triple bottom line.” As important …	Gary S. Kleppel	8	2014	$0.80 Add
From The Emergent Market From: Emergent Agriculture View New Society Publishers	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
NEW! The Farmer’s Office Second Edition	The Farmer’s Office, Second Edition is the complete guide to starting, managing, and growing an agricultural or farm business. Fully updated and expanded to include tutorials on basic …		338		View
From NEW! The Light and Dark of These Times PART 3 From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition View New Society Publishers	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
From The New Normal From: Emergent Agriculture View New Society Publishers	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
From The Paradox of Agriculture From: Emergent Agriculture View New Society Publishers	The paradox of agriculture. Our image of what we want farming to be and the reality of what it has become. The words unsustainable, dangerous, inhumane, dehumanizing, and toxic are barely …	Gary S. Kleppel	6	2014	$0.60 Add
From The Principles of Private Property Simple Principles, Complex Problems From: Belongings View Fernwood Publishing		Sally Miller	45	2016	$4.50 Add
From NEW! The Qualities and Behaviours of Resilient Systems PART 2 From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition View New Society Publishers	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
From NEW! The Rules of Resilience PART 2 From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition View New Society Publishers	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