{"product_id":"9781915294166","title":"Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future: The Case For an Ecological Food System and Against Manufactured Foods","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSmaje, Chris; Langford, Sarah\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChelsea Green Publishing UK\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Everyone in the food business needs to read this book. . . . [A] lively and superbly written polemic.”—Joel Salatin, co-founder of Polyface Farm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed the \u003ci\u003eInc.\u003c\/i\u003e Non-Obvious Book Awards \"Best Books of 2023\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA defense of agroecological, small-scale farming and a robust critique of an industrialized future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the few voices to challenge \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e's George Monbiot on the future of food and farming (and the restoration of nature) is academic, farmer and author of \u003ci\u003eA Small Farm Future\u003c\/i\u003e Chris Smaje. In \u003ci\u003eSaying NO to a Farm-Free Future\u003c\/i\u003e, Smaje presents his defense of small-scale farming and a robust critique of Monbiot’s vision for an urban and industrialized future.\u003cbr\u003eResponding to Monbiot’s portrayal of an urban, high-energy, industrially manufactured food future as the answer to our current crises, and its unchallenged acceptance within the environmental discourse, Smaje was compelled to challenge Monbiot’s evidence and conclusions. At the same time, Smaje presents his powerful counterargument – a low-carbon agrarian localism that puts power in the hands of local communities, not high-tech corporates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the ongoing fight for our food future, this book will help you to understand the difference between a congenial, ecological living and a dystopian, factory-centered existence. A must-read!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Chris Smaje has laid down an indictment – as unremitting as it is undeniable – that cuts through the jargon-filled, techno-worshipping agricultural futurists who promise silver-bullet fixes for having your cake and eating it too. This brilliant and compelling book is at once hopeful and persuasive about the future of food.\"—Dan Barber, chef at Blue Hill and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Third Plate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46663213744383,"sku":"9781915294166","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781915294166_s600x595.jpg?v=1775585809","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781915294166","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}