searching agriculture overpackaged conservation

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Farming and the Fate of Wild Nature: Essays on Conservation-based Agriculture

2 reviews

University of California Press, 2006

Dana Jackson's review as it appeared in the Winter 2007 Land Stewardship Letter
Many sustainable agriculture activists have long been concerned about the fate of family farming. Not as many, however, have been concerned about the fate of wild nature at the hands of farming. Furthermore, those who are passionate about protecting wild nature have often been at odds with farmers passionate about protecting their crops and livestock from the impositions of wild nature. ...

Food Fight: The Citizen's Guide to a Food and Farm Bill

2 reviews
Daniel Imhoff

University of California Press, 2007

Farm Policy for Dummies (Like Me)
Word of the day: "cornification." Cornification, in a nutshell, is the takeover of a diverse landscape by one mighty plant: corn. The "Effects of Cornification" graphic on page 17 of Dan Imhoff's new book shows the results: the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone, factory livestock farms, obesity, immigration problems, food deserts (that's "deserts" not desserts"), the emptying of our rural communities, ...

Paper or Plastic: Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World

4 reviews
Daniel Imhoff

Sierra Club Books, 2005

Well-organized and informative
If every person in America understood the energy, chemicals, natural resources and money that went into creating packages, it's likely our consumption habits would dramatically change. Imhoff does a great job of detailing the hazards and challenges of packaging, without being preachy - he lets the statistics and facts tell the story. This book informs, amazes, and startles the reader.

Farming with the Wild

1 review
Daniel Imhoff, Dan Imhoff, ...

Sierra Club Books, 2003

Farming the way it should be
Written for broad audience of "stakeholders" in the food system, from consumers to ranchers, Imhoff has done a great job of highlighting farmers and ranchers who are working to protect the environment and sustain family farmers. These farmers and ranchers are inspirational examples, and show that agriculture doens't have to destroy the planet while it feeds us. Carra's photos offer an enticing ...