Princeton Architectural Press - Letters To A Young Farmer On Food Farming And Our Future - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Letters to a Young Farmer is for everyone who appreciates good food grown with respect for the earth people animals and community. Three dozen esteemed writers farmers chefs activists and visionaries address the highs and lows of farming life as well as larger questions of how our food is produced and consumed in vivid and personal detail. Barbara Kingsolver speaks to the tribe of farmers some born to it many self - selected with love admiration and regret. Dan Barber traces the rediscovery of lost grains and foodways. Michael Pollan bridges the chasm between agriculture and nature. Bill Mc Kibben connects the early human quest for beer to the modern challenge of farming in a rapidly changing climate. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree probes the politics of being a young farmer today. Farmer Mas Masumoto passes on family secrets to his daughter and not - soon - forgotten stories to us all. Other contributors include Temple Grandin Verlyn Klinkenborg Wendell Berry Rick Bayless and Marion Nestle. Letters to a Young Farmer is both a compelling history and a vital road map a reckoning of how we eat and farm; how the two can come together to build a more sustainable future; and why now more than ever before we need farmers.
Title: Letters To A Young Farmer On Food Farming And Our Future
Brand: Princeton Architectural Press
Barcode: 9781616895303
Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Date: 3/7/2017
Category: Agriculture & Related Industries