The local food movement
By: Amy Francis, book editor.
Contributors: Francis, Amy.
Series: At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780737748888; 9780737748895
Subjects: Farm produce -- Marketing -- Juvenile literature; Family farms -- Juvenile literature; Farmers' markets -- Juvenile literature; Organic farming -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Local eating is growing in popularity / Carol Smith; title: The local food movement has a positive impact on farms, food production, and the environment / Pallavi Gogoi; title: Local food is not always the best choice / Pamela Cuthbert; title: Buying local is better for both local and global economies / Carlo Petrini; title: Organic food and farming has drawbacks / Steve Shapin; title: Buying local food protects regional flavors and traditions / Gary Paul Nabhan; title: Local food is not necessarily better for the environment / Sarah DeWeerdt; title: Food production causes more environmental damage than food miles / Robin McKie; title: Beef production and food miles leave a significant carbon footprint / Anna Lappe; title: Buying local is good for the consumer, the farmer, and the planet / Brian Halweil; title: The distance food travels is damaging to the environment / Marc Xuereb; title: Food miles are damaging our highway system / Gretchen Stoeltje; title: Political forces make it difficult for local food economies to succeed / Michael Pollan Interviewed by Rod Dreher; title: Government regulations favor large industrial farms over smaller local farms / Joel Salatin Interviewed by Megan Phelps.