Books

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Critical takes on books both recent and classic.

Latest: May 14, 2013

Rebuilding the Foodshed

How to Create Local, Sustainable, and Secure Food Systems

Unpacking food-politics jargon and seeking a ‘good-food movement.’

Excerpts

Sampling books new, old, and intriguing.

Latest: May 2, 2013

The Chefs Collaborative Cookbook

Local, Sustainable, Delicious Recipes from America’s Great Chefs

Produce labels, explained.

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Easy Seasonal Dishes for Family and Friends

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The Glorious Foods of Greece

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Heirloom Beans

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A Platter of Figs

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Quick and Easy Chinese

70 Everyday Recipes

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Renewing America’s Food Traditions

Saving and Savoring the Continent’s Most Endangered Foods

by Gary Paul Nabhan

BakeWise

The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking with Over 200 Magnificent Recipes

by Shirley O. Corriher

Peter Reinhart’s Whole Grain Breads

New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor

by Peter Reinhart

Bottomfeeder

How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood

by Taras Grescoe

Blue Eggs and Yellow Tomatoes

Recipes from a Modern Kitchen Garden

by Jeanne Kelley

Deep Economy

The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future

by Bill McKibben

Laura Werlin’s Cheese Essentials

An Insider’s Guide to Buying and Serving Cheese

by Laura Werlin

Milk

The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages

by Anne Mendelson

Fruitless Fall

The Collapse of the Honeybee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis

by Rowan Jacobsen
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