Farmer Jane Women Changing the Way We Eat

Name: Farmer Jane Women Changing the Way We Eat
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ISBN: 9781423605621

ISBN-10: 1423605624

ISBN-13: 9781423605621

Edition: 2010

Authors: Temra Costa

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Farmer Jane profiles thirty women in the sustainable food industry, describing their agriculture and business models and illustrating the amazing changes they are making in how we connect with food. These advocates for creating a more holistic and nurturing food and agriculture system also answer questions on starting a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program, how to get involved in policy at local and national levels, and how to address the different types of renewable energy and finance them. Temra Costa has been working with the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) in California for the past five years through the programs of Farm to School and Buy Fresh Buy Local in the…

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List price: $15.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
Publication date: 5/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

<p Temra Costa has been working with the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) in California for the past five years through the programs of Farm to School and Buy Fresh Buy Local in the Sacramento Valley and Bay Area. She is currently director of Buy Fresh Buy Local and lives in Sacramento. </p- </p



Introduction


Building New Farm-to-Eater Relationships


Advocates for Social Change


Promoting Local & Seasonal Food


Networks for Sustainable Food


Urban Farm Women


The Next Generation of Sustainable Farmers


Supplements


Sustainable Agriculture for a Sustainable Climate


The Lowdown on Farm Bill Advocacy


Urban and Peri-Urban Agricultural Parks


Acknowledgments


Endnotes


The Women of Farmer Jane & Resources


Bibliography


Index