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	<description>Harvesting books about growing &#38; eating real food</description>
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		<title>Pandora&#8217;s Seed by Spencer Wells</title>
		<link>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2010/07/19/book-review-pandoras-seed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Ultimately, nearly every single major disease affecting modern human populations&#8211;whether bacterial, viral, parasitic, or noncommunicable&#8211;has its roots in the mismatch between our biology and the world we have created since the advent of agriculture.&#8221; 10,000 years ago, people began growing food instead of foraging. This method of feeding populations seems like an obvious way to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organic Manifesto by Maria Rodale</title>
		<link>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2010/06/05/book-review-organic-manifesto/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Local is the new organic,” is a phrase I&#8217;ve heard a lot lately. Does it mean that organic is no longer needed, or that the two are mutually exclusive? Maria Rodale makes her declaration that not only is organic still relevant, but it is actually more important than local. The book builds a case for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Vegetarian Myth by Lierre Keith</title>
		<link>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2010/05/29/book-review-the-vegetarian-myth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 13:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmbrarian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since Frances Moore Lappe&#8217;s 1971 book Diet For a Small Planet, many have accepted as near fact that a vegetarian or vegan diet is the most environmentally friendly way to dine. Lierre Keith, author of The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice and Sustainability (2009), begs to differ. “Frances Moore Lappe says it takes twelve to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stolen Harvest by Vandana Shiva</title>
		<link>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2010/03/20/book-review-stolen-harvest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2010/03/20/book-review-stolen-harvest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmbrarian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The monumental shift in agriculture from local food economies to food supplies driven by gross domestic product and corporate profit gave rise to the modern food movement. Many now understand the frightening implications for our own health and that of and our communities. Mostly, the topic is contemplated with a strictly western perspective, even though [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spotlight on Children&#8217;s Books: Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2010/02/02/book-review-childrens-books/</link>
		<comments>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2010/02/02/book-review-childrens-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmbrarian</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Children's books]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Carrot Seed – Written by Ruth Krauss, Illustrated by Crockett Johnson This classic tale begins with a little boy planting a carrot seed. Ignoring the pessimistic refrain from his father, mother, and big brother that the seed will not come up, the boy resolutely cares for the seed each day, providing it with water [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Organic Farmer&#8217;s Business Handbook by Richard Wiswall</title>
		<link>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2009/11/27/the-organic-farmers-business-handbook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Wiswall&#8217;s The Organic Farmer&#8217;s Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to Managing Finances, Crops and Staff – and Making a Profit (2009), is an excellent resource for any farmer. Given the recent trend of abandoning a day job to start a small farm, this book should certainly be a success. The book aims to teach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tomorrow&#8217;s Table by Pamela Ronald &amp; Raoul Adamchek</title>
		<link>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2009/11/16/tomorrows-table/</link>
		<comments>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2009/11/16/tomorrows-table/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[transgenic foods]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pamela Ronald and Raoul Adamchak are an unlikely husband and wife duo that joins forces to provide a unique discussion on the roles of organic farming and genetic engineering in present-day and future agriculture. Both work at the University of California, Davis: Adamchak as an organic farmer and Ronald as a plant geneticist doing research [...]]]></description>
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