Tomorrow's Table
Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food
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Product details:
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Date of Publication 4 February 2010
- ISBN 9780195393576
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages232 pages
- Size 232x154x16 mm
- Weight 332 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 7 black and white halftones, 1 line illustration 0
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Long description:
Written as part memoir, part instruction, and part contemplation, Tomorrow's Table argues that a judicious blend of two important strands of agriculture?genetic engineering and organic farming?is key to helping feed the world's growing population in an ecologically balanced manner. Pamela Ronald, a geneticist, and her husband, Raoul Adamchak, an organic farmer, welcome us into their lives for roughly a year, allowing us to look over their shoulders and see
what geneticists and organic farmers actually do. We learn how the couple, who share the goal of a sustainable agriculture, work together to tackle such issues as that of farmers trying to produce higher yields without resorting to environmentally hazardous chemicals?a problem that will loom larger as the
world's population increases. A colorfully written, insightful look at genetic engineering and organic farming, this book will interest consumers, farmers, and policy makers.
Interspersed with nuggets of science, home made recipes (really) and anecdotes.
Table of Contents:
Foreword by Sir Gordon Conway
Preface. Pam & Raoul
. Cultivating Sacred Rice in Nihe, China and Davis, California (Pam)
Section: The Farm
. Why Organic Agriculture? (Raoul)
The Tools of Organic Agriculture (Raoul)
Section: The Lab
The Tools of Genetic Engineering (Pam)
Section: Consumers
. Legislating Lunch (Pam)
. Who Can We Trust? (Pam)
Is GE Food Risky to Eat? (Pam)
Section: The Environment
Conserving Wildlands (Pam)
Pollen Flow and the Environment (Pam)
Section: Ownership
Who Owns the Seed? (Raoul)
Who Owns the Genes? (Pam)
Section: Dinner
. Deconstructing Dinner: Genetically Engineered, Organically Grown (Pam & Raoul)
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