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2010., Bloomsbury USA Call No: 179 .1 Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the environmental impact of people's food choices and encourages people to make smarter, more earth-friendly choices when shopping and cooking, explaining how the global food market is responsible for more than one third of total greenhouse-gas emissions.
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-- Farm to tablec2011., Adolescent, Learning ZoneXpress Call No: DVD 338.1 FRE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: FCSSummary Note: Examines the trend of eating locally grown foods without the use of chemical pesticides or hormones and discusses the basics of sustainable farming.
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By Mason, Paul2010, c2008., Pre-adolescent, Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Call No: 664.0028 MAS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Environmental footprints.Summary Note: Helps children understand how their actions affect the environment, explaining the impact their eating habits have on natural resources, the economy, and the climate.
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Juvenile Call No: 333.7 O'BRIEN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Modern farming allows us to buy almost any kind of food at any time of the year. But this convenience comes at a cost. This important book shows how we can farm and grow food without harming the planet. Case studies show how scientists are investigating ways to prevent the problems modern farming creates, including pollution from chemicals used for growing crops, clear cutting of rainforests to make space for grazing and farmland, and contributing to climate change by breeding more and more livestock. Useful suggestions encourage readers to find ways to reduce their food waste and packaging
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Call No: 338.4 IND Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: As of 2015, one in three people worked in agriculture globally. With agriculture contributing only 3 percent of the global GDP, it is challenging for those workers to earn a living wage. Concerns are levied against companies in the food industry, with questions raised about their ethics and their treatment of workers, livestock, and the environment. The massive scale of the industry makes regulation difficult, but under-regulation can result in public health crises. The diverse viewpoints in this volume explore the controversies, challenges, and solutions involved in providing food in our world today.
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2020., Greenhaven Pub. Call No: 338.4 7664 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "As of 2015, one in three people worked in agriculture globally. With agriculture contributing only 3 percent of the global GDP, it is challenging for those workers to earn a living wage. Concerns are levied against companies in the food industry, with questions raised about their ethics and their treatment of workers, livestock, and the environment. The massive scale of the industry makes regulation difficult, but under-regulation can result in public health crises. The diverse viewpoints in this volume explore the controversies, challenges, and solutions involved in providing food in our world today"--Provided by the publisher.
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-- 54 bite-sized videos about the story of your foodc2011., WorldLink Call No: DVD 613.1 NOU Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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2009., Juvenile, Dial Books Call No: 338.1 CHEVAT Edition: Young readers edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An adaptation of the book by Michael Pollan for young readers. Follows the path of food from its source to its final meal to discover what Americans eat and its economic, health, and environmental impact.
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2009., Juvenile, Dial Books Call No: 338.1 CHEVAT Edition: Young readers edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An adaptation of the book by Michael Pollan for young readers. Follows the path of food from its source to its final meal to discover what Americans eat and its economic, health, and environmental impact.
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2014., The New Press Call No: LIfe Science Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Over the last thirty years, we have seen an increase in rates of cancer, neurodegenerative disease, reproductive disorders, and diabetes, particularly in developed countries. At the same time, since the end of World War II approximately 100,000 synthetic chemical molecules have invaded our environment-and our food chain. In Our Daily Poison, Marie-Monique Robin investigates the links between these two concerning trends, revealing how corporate interests and our ignorance about these invisible poisons may be costing us our lives."--Publisher.