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Foodopoly the battle over the future of food and farming in america by wenonah hauter the new press. This is a story we must hear in order to create food democracy and food freedom. Wenonah hauter born may 9, 1954 is an environmental organizer and author. Wenonah hauter foodopoly octavia books new orleans. Hauter, author of foodopoly, says the real culprit is the massive consolidation and corporate control of food production, which prevents farmers from raising healthy crops and limits our choices at the grocery store. Wenonah hauter owns an organic family farm that provides healthy vegetables to hundreds of families as part of the growing nationwide community supported. Wenonah hauter owns an organic family farm that provides healthy vegetables to hundreds of families as part of the. Wenonah hauter, organic farm owner and executive director of food and water watch, talked about her book, foodopoly. Foodopoly, wenonah hauters fine contribution to the growing literature about our ailing food system, does a particularly good job of detailing both the methods and implications of this corporate. From wenonah hauter, executive director of food and water watch and author of the highly praised foodopoly, here is a book that takes on fracking, arguing that the oil and gas industry are using their monopoly power economic and political to force public and private investments in infrastructure that will ensure, at least, another 40 years of oil and gas use. Foodopoly did have some familiar themes, but the level of research and explanation in this book blew me away. Hauter also cares deeply about the future of our food, our agricultural land, and our future. Hauter, the executive director of food and water watch, comes from a farming family, and is a longtime strategist and organizer for sustainable energy. Lee foodopoly the battle over the future of food and farming in america por wenonah hauter disponible en rakuten kobo.
Foodopoly ebook by wenonah hauter 9781595587947 rakuten kobo. Foodopoly, wenonah hauters fine contribution to the growing literature about our ailing food system, does a particularly good job of detailing both the methods and implications of this corporate takeover of food. The battle for the future of energy and the environment and published by new press, the books title is somewhat of a misnomer. She has worked and written extensively on food, water, energy, and environmental issues at the national, state, and local levels. The battle over the future of food and farming in america she breaks down the complex nature of our food system and the issue of consolidated power. Wenonah hauter is a longtime public interest advocate working on energy, environmental, and agricultural issues. Blending history, reporting, and a deep understanding of american farming and food production, foodopoly is the shocking and revealing account of the business behind the meat, vegetables, grains and milk that most americans eat every day, including some of our favorite and most respected organic and healthconscious brands. The battle over the future of food and farming in america examines the corporate consolidation and control over our food system and what it means. Hauter also pulls the curtain back from the littleunderstood but vital realm of agricultural policy, showing how it has been hijacked by lobbyists, driving out independent farmers and food processors in favor of the likes of cargill, tyson, kraft, and conagra. Join wenonah hauter, author of the new book foodopoly. Were going to break, and then were going to continue with wenonah hauter on her new book, foodopoly.
In this thorough and thoughtprovoking book, wenonah hauter delves into the vast intricacies of food in america, focusing on the political and economic policies that underpin it. Since 2005, food and water watch has lead the fight against corporate control of the. Mar 20, 2014 this is the story hauter tells in foodopoly. In the end, author wenonah hauter argues that solving this crisis will require a.
Wenonah hauter, executive director of the national advocacy organization food and water watch, will be in madison, march 18, to read from her acclaimed new book foodopoly. Wenonah hauter will speak about and sign her new book, frackopoly, on wednesday, june 29th at 7. Booksigning with foodopoly author wenonah hauter iatp. Publication date 20210 usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. Wenonah hauter, the executive director of food and water watchdetails the. Dec 31, 2012 foodopoly the battle over the future of food and farming in america by wenonah hauter the new press. The battle over the future of food and farming in america by wenonah hauter in epub, fb3, rtf download ebook.
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