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The omnivore's dilemma : the secrets behind what you eat

Call Number

  • J 338.1 CHEV (CEN, OSH, WSQ)

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Edition

Young readers edition.

Publication Information

New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Books (USA) LLC, [2015]

Physical Description

377 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

An adaptation of the famous book offers insight into food consumption in the twenty-first century, explaining how an abundance of unlimited food varieties reveals the responsibilities of consumers to protect their health and the environment.

Notes

"With new preface"--Dustjacket.

Contents

  • Part I: The industrial meal : food from corn. How corn took over America ; The farm ; From farm to factory ; The grain elevator ; The feedlot : turning corn into meat ; Processed food ; Fat from corn ; The omnivore's dilemma ; My fast-food meal
  • Part II: The industrial organic meal. Big organic ; More big organic
  • Part III: The local sustainable meal : food from grass. Polyface farm ; Grass ; The animals ; The slaughterhouse ; The market ; My grass-fed meal
  • Part IV: The do-it-yourself meal : hunted, gathered, and gardened food. The forest ; Eating animals ; Hunting ; Gathering ; The perfect meal
  • Afterword: Vote with your fork
  • The omnivore's solution : some tips for eating
  • Q & A with Michael Pollan.

Added Authors

Michael Pollan

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