Organic Manifesto by Maria Rodale

Organic Manifesto

How Organic Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep US Safe

Maria Rodale

Harmony/Rodale/Convergent · Print & ebook · March 16, 2010

Rodale was founded on the belief that organic gardening is the key to better health both for us and for the planet, and never has this message been more urgent.

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Who it’s for
A pointed look at organic farming connects agricultural policy with questions of health and environmental protection.
Themes
Organic farming, Corporate influence on agriculture, Environmental and human health
Genres
Organic Farming, Sustainable Agriculture, Conservation

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About this book

Rodale was founded on the belief that organic gardening is the key to better health both for us and for the planet, and never has this message been more urgent. Now, with Organic Manifesto, Maria Rodale, chairman of Rodale, sheds new light on the state of 21st century farming.

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She examines the unholy alliances that have formed between the chemical companies that produce fertilizer and genetically altered seeds, the agricultural educational system that is virtually subsidized by those same companies, and the government agencies in thrall to powerful lobbyists, all of which perpetuate dangerous farming practices and deliberate misconceptions about organic farming and foods. Interviews with government officials, doctors, scientists, and farmers from coast to coast bolster her position that chemical-free farming may be the single most effective tool we have to protect our environment and, even more important, our health.

Food and Its Stakes

A pointed look at organic farming connects agricultural policy with questions of health and environmental protection.

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  • Follow the ties among chemical companies, agricultural education, and government agencies
  • Consider organic farming as a question of health and environmental responsibility

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  • Interviews with officials, doctors, scientists, and farmers
  • A forceful argument about chemical-free farming

Where it sits

Organic Farming52%
Conservation27%
Sustainable Agriculture22%

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Publisher categories

  • Conservation
  • Agriculture & Food Policy
  • Sustainable Agriculture
Authors
Maria Rodale
Publisher
Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
Published
March 16, 2010
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Organic farming · Corporate influence on agriculture · Environmental and human health
Reading lane
Conservation