Food and farming

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We all need food to survive but many of us give relatively little thought to where our food actually comes from. The world's population is expanding, placing even greater pressure on the land, which leads to problems such as erosion, pollution and loss of important habitats and wildlife. examples from across the world that show there are alternative, sustainable ways to provide food for everyone, without further harming the environment. By exploring the idea of sustainable food and farming this book aims to show how readers can also play an active part in ensuring a more sustainable future. well-known speakers on the subject. There are also weblinks with useful website addresses which link to sites with more information about a particular topic.

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 5-9-These titles clearly and objectively depict the environmental disasters that lie ahead if dramatic steps are not taken to ensure a sound future. Although they are British based, they are international in scope and use both information and illustrations from around the world. While both titles present frightening scenarios and statistics, solutions are also offered. In Food, methods of organic farming and ways in which to reduce food miles (the long-distance transportation of foods from production site to consumer) are well presented. Waste discusses innovations in reuse and recycling, ingenious ways to use what would be discarded, and changes in taxation policy. The many full-color photographs clarify the texts. These titles will be highly useful for both reports and in classroom discussions on environmental policy and responsibility.-Eva Elisabeth VonAncken, Trinity-Pawling School, Pawling, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Gr. 5-8. Sustainable living--its challenges, current technology, and future--is the subject of these titles in the new Sustainable World series. Following an overview of current dependency on fossil fuels and an explanation of the costs of using nonrenewable energy sources, Energy briefly introduces various forms of sustainable energy--water, wind, sun, geothermal sources--and takes a look at where sustainable technology is headed. Food and Farming follows a similar format that first presents conventional techniques of food production, but focuses primarily on sustainable agriculture methods. Both books include a final chapter about basic lifestyle choices that can make a difference, from buying locally grown organic food to choosing long-lasting fluorescent light bulbs. Bowden writes with admirable simplicity about complicated subjects, and he's careful to separate facts from opinions when he quotes others. Students will find plenty of report fodder here, but the clear presentations, excellent color photos, and gripping statistics will attract readers curious about their generation's most pressing issues. A glossary and brief list of resources close both titles. --Gillian Engberg Copyright 2004 Booklist