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The Encyclopedia of Organic, Sustainable, and Local Food pulls together a fascinating array of diverse, interdisciplinary topics to pre a thorough overview of our current alternative food system. With increasing attention focused on organic and local food, many people are attracted to these sustainable food choices. Yet despite its popularity, there are misconceptions and a general lack of understanding about organic and local food.
This encyclopedia illuminates social concerns, economic trends, policy influences, and ecological terms to pre a comprehensive overview. Contributions from expert authors from government agencies, research universities, and private organizations pre key information on each of these relevant topics. Eating is a basic human activity, yet many people do not know where their food comes from. This book helps readers fill the gap between the trendy and the factual.
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This encyclopedia brings together an array of interdisciplinary topics to provide an overview of the current alternative food systems. It looks at terminology in the areas of organic and local foods as well as social concerns, economic trends, policies, and ecological and sustainability concerns.
The 150 AZ entries cover such subjects as Biodiversity, Crop rotation, Environmental issues, Food safety, Free trade, Natural food, and Water quality. A topical list of the entries groups them under headings such as "Activism, Movements, and Community"; "Agriculture"; and "Sustainability."
The book is well indexed, and the articles are written by a variety of professionals and experts, including university professors, the Washington Representative for the Food and Environment Program of the Union of Concerned Scientists, a senior economist from the USDA, a food systems consultant, and an environmental social scientist. Each entry contains suggestions for further reading that for the most part are very current, plus the book has a very useful selected bibliography at the end of the volume. The four appendixes contain pertinent government documents such as "Recent Growth Patterns in the U.S. Organic Foods Market, 2002." Although other reference sources cover some of the same topics, there is little else with this particular focus.
The encyclopedia is both easy to read and comprehend and well positioned costwise to compete in the public library market as well as providing great information for the undergraduate. Recommended for most libraries.
