| Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe Contributor(s): Rodale, Maria (Author), Scholsser, Eric (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1605294853 ISBN-13: 9781605294858 Publisher: Rodale Books OUR PRICE: $22.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Organic - Social Science | Agriculture & Food - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture |
| Dewey: 631.584 |
| LCCN: 2010001224 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.52" W x 8.68" (0.83 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rodale was founded on the belief that organic gardening is the key to better health both for us and for the planet, and never has this message been more urgent. Now, with Organic Manifesto, Maria Rodale, chairman of Rodale, sheds new light on the state of 21st century farming. She examines the unholy alliances that have formed between the chemical companies that produce fertilizer and genetically altered seeds, the agricultural educational system that is virtually subsidized by those same companies, and the government agencies in thrall to powerful lobbyists, all of which perpetuate dangerous farming practices and deliberate misconceptions about organic farming and foods. Interviews with government officials, doctors, scientists, and farmers from coast to coast bolster her position that chemical-free farming may be the single most effective tool we have to protect our environment and, even more important, our health. |