Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness

by Lisa M. Hamilton

Book Overview

A century of industrialization has left our food system riddled with problems, yet for solutions we look to nutritionists and government agencies, scientists and chefs. Lisa M. Hamilton asks: Why not look to the people who grow our food?

Hamilton makes this vital inquiry through the stories of three unconventional farmers: an African-American dairyman in Texas who plays David to the Goliath of agribusiness corporations; a tenth-generation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582435863
• ISBN13: 9781582435862
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Catapult
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"