Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal
War Stories From the Local Food Front
Rizzoli · Print & ebook · July 24, 2007
Drawing upon 40 years' experience as an ecological farmer and marketer, Joel Salatin explains with humor and passion why Americans do not have the freedom to choose the food they purchase and eat.
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- Who it’s for
- Food rules, local markets, and the forces shaping what reaches your table.
- Genres
- Agriculture & Food Systems, Agriculture & Food Policy, Organic Farming
- Published
- Rizzoli, July 24, 2007
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Drawing upon 40 years' experience as an ecological farmer and marketer, Joel Salatin explains with humor and passion why Americans do not have the freedom to choose the food they purchase and eat. From child labor regulations to food inspection, bureaucrats provide themselves sole discretion over what food is available in the local marketplace.
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Their system favors industrial, global corporate food systems and discourages community-based food commerce, resulting in homogenized selection, mediocre quality, and exposure to non-organic farming practices. Salatin's expert insight explains why local food is expensive and difficult to find and will illuminate for the reader a deeper understanding of the industrial food complex.
Behind the Food System
Food rules, local markets, and the forces shaping what reaches your table.
Come here for
- A farmer’s-eye view of food rules and local commerce
- Humor alongside a critique of industrial food systems
Expect
- A closer look at why local food can be costly and hard to find
Where it sits
| Agriculture & Food Systems | 41% |
|---|---|
| Organic Farming | 35% |
| Agriculture & Food Policy | 24% |
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Publisher categories
- Organic Farming
- Authors
- Joel Salatin
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Published
- July 24, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Organic Farming