Food Confidential The Corporate Takeover of Food Security and the Family Farm℗اand What to Do About It

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. The Foundation of Food; The Abridgement of Freedom; The Loss of Farmland; Soil 101; The Right to Land; Peaches; Composting; 2. Controlling Genetics; A Thousand Years in a Seed; The Real Problems With Genetic Modification; Chemicals and Cancer; A Family Project; Genetic Use Restriction Technology; The USDA Works for Corporations?; Monsanto Public Relations; Saving Seed; A Little Science; 3. A Vast Desert; Food Deserts; Grocery Stores and Middlemen; Assembly Line Food Production; The Farmer's Slippery Ethical Slope.;Fight the power and protect your family from the corporate interests that control our food chain. When author and homesteader Nicole Faires decided to retrofit an old school bus and tour America's small farms with her husband and two small children, she expected to learn a lot, be inspired, and have some fun. But what she found disturbed her. Mismanaged small farms; clueless urbanites setting up shop to "get back to the land"; a mindless devotion to organic farming; and, ultimately, the discovery of just how dependent we are on corporations for our food. She began to understand how dangerous and fragile our food system really is. Climate change. Farmers retiring or going out of business. Corporations controlling our food distribution system while being protected from the consequences when they endanger our health. Skyrocketing food prices. Outsourced food production. With this admittedly bleak assessment of the current state of affairs, Nicole and her family decided to abandon the bus trip and instead start a farm. "I couldn't tell people the solutions to our food crisis while I was traipsing around America taking photos. I had to live it," Nicole says. And so the seeds for Food Confidential were sown. Our basic right to healthy food is at risk. What can we do' Written in an astute, engaging style, armed with examples from her own homesteading lifestyle, small farmer Nicole Faires's Food Confidential gives you the tools to fight the intangible battles, as well as the practical ones. Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Introduction 1. The Foundation of Food The Abridgement of Freedom The Loss of Farmland Soil 101 The Right to Land Peaches Composting 2. Controlling Genetics A Thousand Years in a Seed The Real Problems With Genetic Modification Chemicals and Cancer A Family Project Genetic Use Restriction Technology The USDA Works for Corporations? Monsanto Public Relations Saving Seed A Little Science 3. A Vast Desert Food Deserts Grocery Stores and Middlemen Assembly Line Food Production The Farmer's Slippery Ethical Slope. Small Farms Are an Endangered SpeciesThe Useful Bus Taking a Stand 4. Organic Isn't Always Organic The Definition of Organic Where Organic Food Comes From USDA Organic Standards Dignity: You Are What You Eat Solving the World's Food Supply Problem Eating Seasonally The Road Trip that Didn't Happen Organic Can't Do It Organic Growing 5. Undercover Agents The Food Safety Modernization Act The Raw Milk Rebellion Battle for Urban Farms Organic Is Too Expensive A Few Model Food Policies 6. The Right to Eat Defining Food Sovereignty No Time for Apathy The Right to Food. City Farms as the Roadmap to ChangeStarting an Urban Farm, Co-op or CSA The Fruits of Our Labor Conclusion Suggested Resources Bibliography Index.