Food fight, the citizen's guide to a food and farm bill
Notes:
Originally published in 2007 as Food fight : the citizen's guide to a food and farm bill. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Farm bill basics. What is the farm bill? -- Why does the farm bill matter? -- Who benefits from the farm bill? -- How does the farm bill work? -- The history of food policy. Origins of the farm bill -- The changing face of agriculture -- The changing face of hunger -- The conservation era -- Key policy issues. Crop subsidies -- Nutrition, SNAP, and healthy eating -- Agribusiness versus family farms -- Job creation -- Trade -- An alternative system -- Reforming the farm bill. Opportunities for change -- Public health -- Food security -- Ethanol -- Energy and climate change -- Conservation -- National security -- The future of food policy. Ecosystem-based agriculture -- Local food -- A citizen's farm bill -- Twenty-five solutions -- A vision of sustainable food.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.