Food Studies & Nutrition

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Privatization

Part II: A History of Seed Politics in Canada

From: Good Crop / Bad Crop

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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. 25 $2.50 Add
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Putting Southern Farmers First

Journeys to Decolonization

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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This chapter is a conversation between a Colombian coffee farmer and a worker-member of Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op. 9 $0.90 Add
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Rape of the Commons

The Impact of Site C on Farmland and Food Security

From: Damming the Peace

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Wendy Holm, the author of an agricultural impact assessment of the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley, on what makes these foodlands so unique, and why they are of … 24 $2.40 Add
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Reconnecting Agriculture & the Environment

Food Sovereignty & the Agrarian Basis of Ecological Citizenship

From: Food Sovereignty

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Solid, Glutinous, and Toothsome

The Wrapper

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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André Alexis reflects on the Trinidadian dumplings of the island of his birth, ideas of belonging and not belonging in the identity of first generation immigrants, food cultures and taboos, … 5 $0.50 Add
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The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost Make Unlikely Revolutionaries

Peasants and the Green Revolution

From: Hungry For Change

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The Food Co-op Waves

From: Grocery Story

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This chapter describes Black American and working-class consumer co-ops founded in the 1930s Great Depression, many of which, resembling conventional grocery stores, are still in operation while … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Limits of Farmer-Control

Food Sovereignty and Conflicts over the Canadian Wheat Board

From: Food Sovereignty in Canada

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Traditional Nutrition

From: Secret Life of Your Microbiome

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We will explore the ways in which foundational nutrition — the solid nutritional framework upon which health sits — can support resilience, influence mental outlook and motivation, … ; 38 $3.80 Add
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Trouble with Fishing

From: Overrun

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In this chapter, the author travels to Illinois to meet with commercial fishermen who fish the rivers and lakes of the Midwest. Topics discussed include the methods that fishers use to attempt to … 28 $2.80 Add
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"Eat ’em to Beat ’em"

From: Overrun

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This chapter explores the possibility of controlling invasive species by using them as a food source. Topics include the process of food production and the communication and marketing efforts … 26 $2.60 Add
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6. The Food Turnaround

Making the Food System Healthy for People and Planet

From: Earth for All

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Chapter 6 examines the challenges of food security and the future of agriculture, discussing topics including our current effects on the earth’s biosphere, the need for a new agricultural … ; ; ; ; ; 19 $1.90 Add
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A Brief History of Fair Trade

From Charity to Autonomy and Justice

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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This chapter examines the complex relationships between small producer organizations and Northern NGOs. It concludes with a brief account of the causes of the mission drift within the certifying … 12 $1.20 Add
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A Few Grains of Rice

The Farm Problem and the Creation of Food Import Dependence

From: Hungry For Change

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Chapter 7: The Fish of the Sea and the Birds of the Heavens

PART III: RED MEAT

From: Dinner on Mars

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Chapter 7 examines where birds and seafood fit into the diet of the future Martian city. Discussing seafood, meat as part of human history , fisheries, salmon, climate change, Wildtype’s … ; 23 $2.30 Add
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Community Nutrition Practice and Research

Integrating a Food Sovereignty Approach

From: Food Sovereignty in Canada

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