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	<description>Harvesting books about growing &#38; eating real food</description>
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		<title>Deeply Rooted by Lisa Hamilton</title>
		<link>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2012/01/23/deeply-rooted-by-lisa-hamilton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmbrarian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author and photographer Lisa Hamilton features three farmers who decide eschew conventional agriculture for methods they (and we) view as healthier for people and the planet. The value of this book is in the more realistic evaluation of forgoing conventional practices. Namely, running an organic farm, or simply refusing to use conventional pesticides, makes life [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Harvest: Bees</title>
		<link>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2011/08/16/book-harvest-bees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmbrarian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So many books on beekeeping exist, I can&#8217;t possibly put together a comprehensive list of the best. But here are few that have recently sparked my interest. I never tire of reading about these fascinating insects who play such a pivotal role in our food system. The Beekeeper&#8217;s Bible by Richard Jones and Sharon Sweeney-Lynch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stuffed and Starved by Raj Patel</title>
		<link>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2011/05/08/stuffed-and-starved-by-raj-patel-book-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 04:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmbrarian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How did the implementation of NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) displace 1.3 million Mexicans from their land and simultaneously decrease industrial wages in Mexico by 10%? Why is “food aid” of commodity surplus foods given by the US and other wealthy nations to poorer nations ultimately detrimental to those it is purported to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farm Together Now by Amy Franceschini &amp; Daniel Tucker</title>
		<link>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2011/01/25/book-review-farm-together-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2011/01/25/book-review-farm-together-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmbrarian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent Grist article, Michael Pollan named Farm Together Now: A Portrait of People, Places, and Ideas for a New Food Movement (2010) his “favorite book of the season.” This powerful and inspirational book deserves every bit of praise. In the book, authors Amy Franceschini and Daniel Tucker give a voice to individuals working [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food Fight by Daniel Imhoff</title>
		<link>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2010/08/31/book-review-foodfight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmbrarian</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Farm Bill is a major point of contention among those concerned with human and environmental health. Most notably, the Farm Bill is responsible for subsidies paid to farmers for growing commodity grains on a large scale in order to provide a lot of cheap (and processed) food. As author Daniel Imhoff points out [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2010/05/29/book-review-the-vegetarian-myth/#comments</comments>
		<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>Farmer Jane by Temra Costa</title>
		<link>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2010/05/21/book-review-farmer-jane/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 02:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmbrarian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women everywhere are working to improve the American food system. In her new book Farmer Jane: Woman Changing the Way We Eat (2010), Temra Costa recognizes 26 such women. Inspiring stories are shared about women changing the way we eat in a variety of ways. The book is divided into six chapters to spotlight women [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diet for a Hot Planet by Anna  Lappé</title>
		<link>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2010/04/22/book-review-diet-for-a-hot-planet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2010/04/22/book-review-diet-for-a-hot-planet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmbrarian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anna Lappé carries on the family tradition by examining the effects of modern agriculture on our planet in her new book Diet For A Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis At the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It. Lappé aims to answer three primary questions: What affect does our diet have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Town That Food Saved by Ben Hewitt</title>
		<link>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2010/03/31/book-review-the-town-that-food-saved/</link>
		<comments>http://www.farmbrarian.com/2010/03/31/book-review-the-town-that-food-saved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farmbrarian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local eating]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Based on the title, I expected a different story than the one told here.  In fact, I was expecting to learn about a happy community with a well established local food culture showing the rest of us how it could be done.  What I wasn’t expecting was the author asking really tough questions about the [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Monsanto]]></category>
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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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