Title The emergent agriculture : farming, sustainability and the return of the local economy / Gary S. Kleppel ; foreword by John Ikerd.

Publication Info.	Gabriola [British Columbia] : New Society Publishers, 2014.
	Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.

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Description	1 online resource (xxvi, 165 pages) : illustrations (some colour)
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction -- On the Cusp of a Revolution -- I Farming: An Emerging Paradigm. 1 A New Approach to Agriculture -- 2 The Paradox of Agriculture -- 3 Farm Subsidies.
	II Sustainability. 4 Toward a Sustainable Agriculture -- 5 Sustainable Meat -- A Contradiction in Terms? -- 6 Diversity in Agriculture -- 7 Energy and the Future of Farming -- 8 The New Normal.
	III The Local Economy. 9 The Emergent Market -- 10 The Consumer in a Changing Food System -- 11 Slow Money -- 12 CSA -- 13 Scaling Up -- How Local Farms Will Feed America.
Note	VIII Conclusion. 14 The Emergent Agriculture.
Summary	Local, diverse and resilient? the new culture of food.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Sustainable agriculture.
	Sustainable agriculture.
	Sustainable agriculture -- Economic aspects.
	Sustainable agriculture -- Economic aspects.
	Farms, Small.
	Farms, Small.
	Farms, Small -- Economic aspects.
	Farms, Small -- Economic aspects.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Kleppel, Gary. Emergent Agriculture : Farming, Sustainability and the Return of the Local Economy. New York : New Society Publishers, ©2014 9780865717732
ISBN	9781550925777 (electronic)
	1550925776
	9781550925487
	1550925482
	9781322486710 (MyiLibrary)
	1322486719