by Will Allen with Charles Wilson (2013)
Describes the author's early experiences as a sharecropper's son and a KFC executive before building a preeminent urban farm to feed, educate, and employ thousands of at-risk youths.
Henry Hobhouse
" ... Henry Hobhouse takes six commercials plants - sugar, tea, cotton, the potato, quinine and the coca plant - and shows how man's need, or greed, for these products has changed the face of history and shaped destinies."
Redcliffe N. Salaman
A reissue of a scholarly classic considers the influence of the potato on the social structure and economy throughout history wherever men adopted it as a mainstay of their diets. (From Amazon)
Linda Civitello
From prehistory and the discovery of fire to modern cuisines and celebrity chefs, this book uses a global, multicultural approach to explain how major historical events have affected and defined culinary traditions in different societies around the world. This indispensable new Third Edition is more comprehensive and insightful than ever, featuring: a) New cuisines and cultures including Norwegian, Ethiopian, Canadian, and Mayan. b) More detailed coverage of Japanese, ancient Greek and Roman, and regional Indian and African cuisines. c) New content on modern food technology and food marketing. d) French and Italian pronunciation guides, a chronology of food books and cookbooks of historical importance, and an extensive bibliography. e) Enlightening holiday histories, food fables, food chronologies, and historical recipes and menus--Book Jacket.
Patrick Martins with Mike Edison
We have evolved as meat eaters, proclaims Patrick Martins, and it's futile to deny it. But, given the destructive forces of the fast-food industry and factory farming, we need to make smart, informed choices about the food we eat and where it comes from. In 50 short chapters, Martins cuts through organized zealotry and the misleading jargon of food labeling to outline realistic steps everyone can take to be part of the sustainable-food movement. With wit, and insight, and no small amount of provocation, The Carnivore's Manifesto is both a revolutionary call to arms and a rollicking good read that will inspire, engage, and challenge anyone interested in the way we eat today.