Food Security
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Food Security by Ralph C Martin
Today, mainstream agriculture pushes excess food while depleting soil, water, air, and energy instead of growing just enough for adequate, healthy consumption.
This book beautifully combines storytelling with scientific evidenceMartin contributes a unique perspective that seamlessly bridges his lived experience of family farming, and his distinguished academic career. * Jane Rabinowicz, Executive Director USC Canada *
So much more than a treatise on food security... It’s spiritual ecology in practice and at its finest. * Anita Stewart C.M. LLD; Food Laureate, University of Guelph & Founder of Food Day Canada *
Ralph weaves his personal experiences growing up on a farm in Wellington County, with his professional experiences as an agriculturalist, teacher, mentor and researcher. * Laurent Van Arkel, Van Arkel Farms, Dresden, ON *
Ralph challenges us to consider the complexities of agriculture, the impact agriculture has on individual farmer...consider their consumer habits and the effects their choices have on our environment and on the plight of poorer nations of the world. * Catherine Van Arkel, Van Arkel Farms, Dresden, ON *
This is a deeply personal but also profoundly analytical treatise on how to save ourselves and other species...Ralph Martin is Canada’s Wendell Berry. * Rod MacRae, PhD; Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University *
So much more than a treatise on food security... It’s spiritual ecology in practice and at its finest. * Anita Stewart C.M. LLD; Food Laureate, University of Guelph & Founder of Food Day Canada *
Ralph weaves his personal experiences growing up on a farm in Wellington County, with his professional experiences as an agriculturalist, teacher, mentor and researcher. * Laurent Van Arkel, Van Arkel Farms, Dresden, ON *
Ralph challenges us to consider the complexities of agriculture, the impact agriculture has on individual farmer...consider their consumer habits and the effects their choices have on our environment and on the plight of poorer nations of the world. * Catherine Van Arkel, Van Arkel Farms, Dresden, ON *
This is a deeply personal but also profoundly analytical treatise on how to save ourselves and other species...Ralph Martin is Canada’s Wendell Berry. * Rod MacRae, PhD; Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University *
Ralph C. Martin is a professor of plant agriculture at the University of Guelph, where he also served as the Loblaw Chair in Sustainable Food Production from 2011 to 2016. In 2001, he founded the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada. Ralph lives in Guelph, Ontario.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781459744028 |
| ISBN 10 | 1459744020 |
| Title | Food Security |
| Author | Ralph C Martin |
| Series | Point Of View |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dundurn Group Ltd |
| Year published | 2019-12-19 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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