Food Studies & Nutrition
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() Frontline Farmers |
Who grows the food we eat? How important is it that family farms are viable in Canada today and in the future? How do viable family farms help determine the safety, diversity and sustainability … | Annette Aurélie Desmarais | 273 | 2019 | View |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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From ![]() NEW! Generationing Agrarian Transformation |
Topics covered in this chapter include: Colonial agrarian transformations, Socialist agrarian transformations, China and the Soviet Union, Corporate Farming, the Green Revolution, and an … | Ben White | 38 | 2020 | $3.80 Add |
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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 |
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From ![]() Getting Back to Our Roots – Nathan Lewis and the Veteran’s SanctuaryFrom: Field Excercises |
Readings in this book consist of case studies of programs that use outdoor activities such as farming and gardening to help veterans cope with PTSD and disability. This reading discusses the … | Stephanie Westlund | 16 | 2014 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() Getting to Food SovereigntyGrassroots Perspectives from the National Farmers Union Interviews with Terry Boehm and Hilary Moore, conducted by Naomi Beingessner |
Hilary Moore; Terry Boehm | 16 | 2010 | $2.24 Add | |
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From ![]() Global EconomyFrom: Getting to Zero |
Analyzes the impact of neo-liberalism, globalization, and free trade on global warming. Presents an analysis of corporate power as the key obstacle to meaningful climate action by governments and … | Tony Clarke | 28 | 2018 | $2.80 Add |
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From ![]() Globalization Solidarity: La Vía Campesina and Food SovereigntyFrom: Frontline Farmers |
The eleventh chapter consdiers the role of the La Vía Campesina and their international work to bring food sovereignty to the forefront. Interviewees reflect on their involvement, and … | Asha Nelson | 23 | 2019 | $2.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Gnocchi LoveThe Sauce |
Domenica Marchetti explores the Italian potato pasta, gnocchi, her parents attributing gnocchi as helping them fall in love, the gnocchi process, regional differences in gnocchi flavours and … | Domenica Marchetti | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() Going PlacesEfficiency in Vehicles From: A Finer Future |
This chapter explores ways in which transportation could become more efficient. | Anders Wijkman; John Fullerton; L. Hunter Lovins; Stewart Wallis | 4 | 2018 | $0.40 Add |
![]() Good Crop / Bad CropSeed Politics and the Future of Food in Canada |
In recent years Canadians have become more and more concerned about the origins of their food and the environmental impacts of pesticides in agriculture. What is less well known is that pesticide … | Devlin Kuyek | 160 | 2007 | View |
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From ![]() Good FoodFrom: A Matter of Taste |
Rebecca Tucker | 30 | 2018 | $3.00 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! Good Food ValuesFrom: Take Back the Tray |
Joshna Maharaj | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add | |
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From ![]() GrainsFrom: Resilient Agriculture |
This chapter features case studies of grain growers and describes the ways in which they adapt to climate change and promote sustainable growing practices. These include placing a greater … | Laura Lengnick | 36 | 2015 | $3.60 Add |
















