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Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen
Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen
by Anna Lappe and Bryant Terry
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Combining a straight-to-the-point expos about organic foods (organic doesn't mean fresh, natural, or independently produced) and the how-to's of creating an affordable, easy-to-use organic kitchen, "Grub" brings organics home to urban dwellers.... (read more)

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Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood
Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood
by Taras Grescoe
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An eye-opening look at aquaculture that does for seafood what Fast Food Nation did for beef. Dividing his sensibilities between Epicureanism and ethics, Taras Grescoe set out on a nine-month, worldwide search for a delicious—and humane—plate of... (read more)

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Food Inc.: How Industrial Food Is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer -- And What You Can Do about It: A Participant Guide
Food Inc.: How Industrial Food Is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer -- And What You Can Do about It: A Participant Guide
by Karl Weber
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Food, Inc. is guaranteed to shake up our perceptions of what we eat. This powerful documentary deconstructing the corporate food industry in America was hailed by Entertainment Weekly as “more than a terrific movie—its an important movie.”... (read more)

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The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food
The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food
by Ben Hewitt
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Over the past 3 years, Hardwick, Vermont, a typical hardscrabble farming community of 3,000 residents, has jump-started its economy and redefined its self-image through a local, self-sustaining food system unlike anything else in America. Even as the... (read more)

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Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers' Markets
Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers' Markets
by Deborah Madison
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Over the years, Deborah Madison has taught us that what is fresh is always better than what is being shipped in. She focuses on this edict in Local Flavors by offering up recipes which make use of seasonal farmers markets. Chapters are deftly arranged by... (read more)

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What to Eat
What to Eat
by Marion Nestle
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I thought I knew quite a bit about food — I take flaxseed oil supplements because I'm a vegetarian, try to buy local organic produce, and buy my dairy antibiotic-free. But this information-packed book taught me that there's plenty I didn't realize... (read more)

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Growing at the Speed of Life: A Year in the Life of My First Kitchen Garden
Growing at the Speed of Life: A Year in the Life of My First Kitchen Garden
by Graham Kerr
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With more than two dozen cookbooks and hundreds of television shows, lectures, and personal appearances devoted to promoting healthful cooking, award-winning chef and former Galloping Gourmet Graham Kerr literally starts from the ground up in this... (read more)

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Barnheart: The Incurable Longing for a Farm of One 's Own
Barnheart: The Incurable Longing for a Farm of One 's Own
by Jenna Woginrich
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Symptoms of Acute Barnheart: Endless hours spent baking bread, studying chicken coop plans, gathering eggs, browsing seed catalogs, weeding the vegetable garden, attending sheepdog trials, dreaming about heritage-breed livestock, and longing incessantly... (read more)

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Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection
Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection
by Jessica Prentice
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Full Moon Feast invites us to a table brimming with locally grown foods, radical wisdom, and communal nourishment.In Full Moon Feast, accomplished chef and passionate food activist Jessica Prentice champions locally grown, humanely raised, nutrient-rich... (read more)

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Local Flavors: Cooking & Eating from America's Farmers' Markets
Local Flavors: Cooking & Eating from America's Farmers' Markets
by Deborah Madison
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Over the years, Deborah Madison has taught us that what is fresh is always better than what is being shipped in. She focuses on this edict in Local Flavors by offering up recipes which make use of seasonal farmers markets. Chapters are deftly arranged by... (read more)

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Food to Live by: The Earthbound Farm Organic Cookbook
Food to Live by: The Earthbound Farm Organic Cookbook
by Myra Goodman
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Goodman offers an utterly appealing, new casual style of cooking based on using the best ingredients, organic or otherwise. The dishes are irresistible, plus, throughout are cooking and shopping tips, and health notes.... (read more)

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Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat
Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat
by Temra Costa
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Farmer Jane profiles thirty women in the sustainable food industry, describing their agriculture and business models and illustrating the amazing changes they are making in how we connect with food. These advocates for creating a more holistic and... (read more)

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The Fatal Harvest Reader: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture
The Fatal Harvest Reader: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture
by Andrew Kimbrell
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Fatal Harvest takes an unprecedented look at our current ecologically destructive agricultural system and offers a compelling vision for an organic and environmentally safer way of producing the food we eat. The Fatal Harvest Reader brings together in an... (read more)

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The Pleasures of Slow Food: Celebrating Authenic Traditions, Flavors, and Recipes
The Pleasures of Slow Food: Celebrating Authenic Traditions, Flavors, and Recipes
by Corby Kummer
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In a world increasingly dominated by fast food, "The Pleasures of Slow Food celebrates heritage recipes, artisan traditions, and the rapid evolution of a movement to make good food a part of everyday life. Slow Food is defined by how it's made: if it's... (read more)

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Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes
Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes
by Mark Bittman
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Do you want to lead a healthier, more sustainable life? If so, let Food Matters be your common-sense guide to slimming your waistline and your carbon footprint. Bittman examines the energy and calories it takes to produce a meal before it even lands on... (read more)

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Farmer John's Cookbook: The Real Dirt on Vegetables
Farmer John's Cookbook: The Real Dirt on Vegetables
by John Peterson
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Join the real food revolution with a true pioneer in the Community Supported Agriculture movement-Farmer John Peterson and his farm, Angelic Organics. Angelic Organics is a leader in community supported gardening and biodynamics, helping to connect... (read more)

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Artisan Farming: Lessons, Lore, and Recipes
Artisan Farming: Lessons, Lore, and Recipes
by Richard Harris
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Artisan Farming Lessons, Lore, and Recipes from New Mexico Astisan Farming focuses on the unique farming culture of New Mexico. Laden with rich photos, ripe with human interest stories, and bounteous with tantalizing recipes, Artisan Farming explores... (read more)

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The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food
The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food
by Ben Hewitt
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Over the past few years, Hardwick, Vermont, a typical hardscrabble farming community of 3,000 residents, has jump-started its economy and redefined its self-image through a local, self-sustaining food system unlike anything else in America. Even as the... (read more)

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Alice Waters & Chez Panisse: The Romantic, Impractical, Often Eccentric, Ultimately Brilliant Making of a Food Revolution
Alice Waters & Chez Panisse: The Romantic, Impractical, Often Eccentric, Ultimately Brilliant Making of a Food Revolution
by Thomas Mcnamee
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The first authorized biography of "the mother of American cooking" (The New York Times) This adventurous book charts the origins of the local "market cooking" culture that we all savor today. When Francophile Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley... (read more)

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Lucid Food: Cooking for an Eco-Conscious Life
Lucid Food: Cooking for an Eco-Conscious Life
by Louisa Shafia
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Green Your Cuisine with Earth-Friendly Food Choices. With organic and seasonal cooking principles becoming ingrained in today’s kitchens, and new buzzwords including locavore and CSA steadily gaining traction, how do we integrate food politics into... (read more)

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