Resetting the Table : Straight Talk About the Food We Grow and Eat, Hardcover...

Description: Resetting the Table : Straight Talk About the Food We Grow and Eat, Hardcover by Paarlberg, Robert, ISBN 0525656448, ISBN-13 9780525656449, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "A bold, science-based corrective to the groundswell of misinformation about food and how it's produced, examining in detail local and organic food, food companies, nutrition labeling, ethical treatment of animals, environmental impacts, and every other aspect from farm to table. Consumers want to know more about their food--including the farm it came from, the chemicals used, the nutrition value, how the animals were treated, and costs to the environment. They are being told that organic foods, unprocessed and sourced from small local farms, do the best in passing such tests. Robert Paarlberg reviews the evidence and disagrees. He finds that global food markets have improved our diet, and that "industrial" farming has recently turned green, thanks to GPS-guided precision methods that are now cutting energy use and chemical pollution. America's serious obesity crisis does not come from farms, or from food deserts, but instead from "food swamps" created by food companies, retailers, and restaurant welfare is lagging behind, but progress can be made through continued advocacy, more progressive regulations, and perhaps plant-based imitation meat. Paarlberg finds solutions that can make sense for farmers and consumers alike. From Farm to Tableis a road map through the rapidly changing worlds of food and farming, laying out a practical path to bring the two together"--

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Book Title: Resetting the Table : Straight Talk about the Food We Grow and Eat

Number of Pages: 368 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Item Height: 1.3 in

Publication Year: 2021

Topic: Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy (See Also Social Science / Agriculture & Food), Industries / Agribusiness, Industries / Food Industry, Agriculture / General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Diet & Nutrition / General

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Health & Fitness, Business & Economics

Item Weight: 24.1 Oz

Item Length: 9.5 in

Author: Robert Paarlberg

Item Width: 6.6 in

Format: Hardcover