Agriculture

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A Matter of Taste

A Farmers' Market Devotee's Semi-Reluctant Argument for Inviting Scientific Innovation to the Dinner Table

How did farmer’s markets, nose­-to-­tail, locavorism, organic eating, CSAs, whole foods, and Whole Foods become synonymous with "good food"? And are these practices … 137 View
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Dinner on Mars

The Technologies That Will Feed the Red Planet and Transform Agriculture on Earth

From Impossible Burgers to lab-made sushi, two witty, plugged-in food scientists explore leading-edge AgTech for the answer to feeding a settlement on Mars — and 9 billion Earthlings too … ; 232 View
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Tiny Engines of Abundance

A History of Peasant Productivity and Repression

This book provides a historical and comparative perspective of peasant productivity using case studies portraying the extraordinary efficiency with which English cottagers, Jamaican ex-slaves, … 157 View
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“Swept Away through Injustice”

From: Tiny Engines of Abundance

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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 … 8 $0.80 Add
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Introduction, Consider the Dunkaroo

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In this chapter, Tucker begins with a discussion on the association of moral good and bad in relation to food habits. This leads into what constitutes good or bad food, and stresses four … 5 $0.50 Add
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Introduction: the Martian Singularity

From: Dinner on Mars

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The Introduction reflects on the origins of this book as a thought experiment of what life would look like on Mars. Discussing topics including the ill-fated Franklin Expedition, revolutionary … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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“A Multiplication of Wretchedness” in England, 1750–1850

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Chapter 2 examines England and Wales from the late 1700s and early 1800s, in the midst of what has often been called an agriculture revolution. This chapter argues that appreciation for the … 21 $2.10 Add
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Chapter 1: Arrival

PART I: RED HORIZONS

From: Dinner on Mars

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In Chapter 1 the authors imagine what a Martian city would look like in the year 2080. Discussing the chosen location of the city, water access, resources and extraction, food, and how it would … ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Good Food

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Chapter 2: Foundation

PART I: RED HORIZONS

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Chapter 2 focuses on setting up the foundations for a Martian city. Discussing the establishment of a BaseTown, power, self-sufficiency, food sovereignty, self-reliance, solar energy, … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Fresh Cities

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In this chapter, Tucker discusses farmers markets and chain grocery stores in a larger discussion of how the price of food dictates moral and ethical choices. This continues into understanding … 27 $2.70 Add
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Jamaican Peasants in Slavery, Semi-slavery and Freedom

From: Tiny Engines of Abundance

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Chapter 3 examines Jamaica in the decades following slave emancipation in the 1830s, when Jamaica was often put forward as exemplifying the calamitous results of a prosperous peasantry. Topics … 23 $2.30 Add
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Chapter 3: Small Is Beautiful

PART I: RED HORIZONS

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Chapter 3 explores the possibilities of nanotechnology. Discussing the potential of biotechnology experiments, crops, algae, bacteria, fertilizers, medicines, and the creation of a new and unique … ; 9 $0.90 Add
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Guatemala: They Flattened Our Milpa

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Chapter 4 examines Guatemala during the mid-20th century, as various governments sought to “modernize” Mayan traditional milpa agriculture, resulting in a genocide directed at Mayan … 23 $2.30 Add