The Great Food Gamble by John Humphrys

The Great Food Gamble by John Humphrys

John Humphrys is passionate about the state of British food, farming, fishing and agriculture. Here, he looks back to the days of organic farming in England when people shared and swapped food and considered the wildlife as well as the farmed animals, crops and fruits. He examines today s travesties: factory farming, pouring chemicals into the land, the scandal of the supermarket wars and cheap imported goods. He then turns to the future and asks: Can we save this ravaged earth and rebuild our community values? Most of all, can we reverse the damage to ourselves and our long-term health that may result from what we eat? With his sharp observations and deep research, John Humphrys book requires the full attention of anyone who cares about themselves or the future.

In between presenting Radio 4's Today programme, reading the Nine O'Clock News and going abroad in a variety of other BBC posts, Humphrys has managed to own a dairy farm for 10 yearsHaving challenged the nation's social and moral values in Devil's Advocate, his 1999 debut book, the state of the nation's food must have seemed the next logical subject. Although the text is embargoed, Hodder cheerfully predicts he will cause a storm with his controversial views on factory farming, constant use of pesticides, creation of superbugs and genetically modified food. He is part of the organic school, with consideration for wildlife, community values and proposing the reversal of damage to the land and our health through what we eat.

John Humphrys has been the BBC s diplomatic, Washington and Southern Africa correspondent. He has presented the 9 O Clock News and has been a presenter of with Radio 4 s Today programme since 1987. He is an organic dairy farmer in Pembrokeshire and also he lives with his family in London.

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ISBN 13	9780340770450
ISBN 10	0340770457
Titel	The Great Food Gamble
Autor	John Humphrys
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Hodder & Stoughton
Erscheinungsjahr	2001-04-12
Seitenanzahl	356
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