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American Organic
Robin O'Sullivan
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Description for American Organic
"American Organic" analyzes the history and significance of organic gardening, farming, shopping, and eating as a cultural movement in the United States. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCV; TVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
In 1947, when J. I. Rodale, editor of Organic Gardening, declared, “the Revolution has begun,” a mere 60,000 readers and a ragtag army of followers rallied to the cause, touting the benefits of food grown with all-natural humus. More than a half century later, organic farming is part of a multi-billion-dollar industry, spreading from the family farm to agricultural conglomerates, and from the supermarket to the farmer’s market to the dinner tables of families all across America. In the organic zeitgeist the adage “you are what you eat” truly applies, and this book reveals what the dynamics of organic culture ... Read more
In 1947, when J. I. Rodale, editor of Organic Gardening, declared, “the Revolution has begun,” a mere 60,000 readers and a ragtag army of followers rallied to the cause, touting the benefits of food grown with all-natural humus. More than a half century later, organic farming is part of a multi-billion-dollar industry, spreading from the family farm to agricultural conglomerates, and from the supermarket to the farmer’s market to the dinner tables of families all across America. In the organic zeitgeist the adage “you are what you eat” truly applies, and this book reveals what the dynamics of organic culture ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Series
CultureAmerica
Number of Pages
408
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700621330
SKU
V9780700621330
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-19
About Robin O'Sullivan
Robin O’Sullivan is full-time lecturer in the history department at Troy University.
Reviews for American Organic
“Readers will enjoy this comprehensive book on organic food that explains how it has gone from being ridiculed to wildly popular—and grown into a multibillion-dollar industry.”Leslie A. Duram, author of Good Growing: Why Organic Farming Works “O’Sullivan dissects the power of government, agribusiness, chemical manufacturers, homesteaders, and foodies themselves to reveal how the organics movement has been swayed ... Read more