Organic Food, Farming and Culture: An Introduction by Chrzan, Janet

Organic Food, Farming and Culture: An Introduction (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781350027831)

Vendor: Janet Chrzan
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Format: Hardcover
$130.00
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Organic Food, Farming and Culture: An Introduction by Chrzan, Janet

Organic Food, Farming and Culture: An Introduction

$130.00
Organic Food, Farming and Culture: An Introduction by Chrzan, Janet

Organic Food, Farming and Culture: An Introduction

$130.00
Format: Hardcover
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This textbook provides students with a comprehensive introduction to organic food and farming. Janet Chrzan, Jacqueline A. Ricotta and contributors explain organic food and organic farming principles; the history of organics; how organic food is grown, distributed, and consumed; the nutritional benefits; and the social and cultural meanings attached to the concept "organic+?.

Organic Food, Farming and Culture contains a wide range of features to reinforce understanding and learning, including:

- practical case studies from organic farmers, chefs, restaurateurs, students, and "concerned+? consumers
- exercises, discussion questions, and further reading suggestions
- illustrations of farms, food, and organic processes.

An engaging introduction to organic agriculture, this book is essential reading for those interested in food studies, sustainable agriculture, food security, environmental studies, nutrition and health.

Author: Janet Chrzan
ISBN-10: 1350027839
ISBN-13: 9781350027831
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 01/10/2019
Pages: 332
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.01lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.75d
By Janet Chrzan
By Janet Chrzan
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Janet Chrzan is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nutrition in the School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Jacqueline A. Ricotta is Professor of Horticulture at Delaware Valley University, USA.

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