num_pages: 264
description: In an era of escalating food politics, many believe organic farming to be the agrarian answer. In this first comprehensive study of organic farming in California, Julie Guthman casts doubt on the current wisdom about organic food and agriculture, at least as it has evolved in the Golden State. Refuting popular portrayals of organic agriculture as a small-scale family farm endeavor in opposition to "industrial" agriculture, Guthman explains how organic farming has replicated what it set out to oppose.
language: English
title: Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California
titlecomplete: Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California (California Studies in Critical Human Geography)
genres: Agriculture, Anthropology, Environment, Sociology, Nonfiction, Food, Grad School
ratings_count: 117
series: California Studies in Critical Human Geography
publisher: University of California Press