| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 82 pages) |
| Summary |
Cornucopia explores the health and economic implications of U.S. farm policy. Using a corn farm in rural South Dakota as his starting point, Johnson reviews the history of agricultural policies in America to understand how large-scale, industrial agriculture came to play such a large role in U.S. and world food production.--P. [4] of cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-82). |
| Contents |
You are what you eat -- On the farm -- America's cornucopia -- How we got fat, part I -- The American diet -- How we got fat, part II -- HFCS and health -- Big food, meet big tobacco -- Lessons from the pyramid -- The case for reform -- Fixing the system -- Local, regional, national -- Getting it right at W and M. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Food industry and trade -- United States.
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Food supply -- Government policy -- United States.
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Agriculture and state -- United States.
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Agriculture -- Health aspects.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science. |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- General. |
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Agriculture and state |
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Agriculture -- Health aspects |
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Food industry and trade |
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Food supply -- Government policy |
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Cornucopia Lanham, Md. : Hamilton Books, [2011] 9780761855965 (DLC) 2011928889 |
| ISBN |
9780761855972 ebook |
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0761855971 |
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9780761855965 (pbk.) |
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0761855963 (pbk.) |
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