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Food Fight: The Citizen's Guide to a Food
and Farm Bill
A $90 billion per year tax bill for food, feed,
fiber, and fuel…
Every five to seven years, Congress passes a little known legislation
called the Farm Bill. It’s essentially a $90 billion per year tax
bill for food, feed, fiber, and fuel. But as Michael Pollan explains in
the opening pages of this outstanding book, the Farm Bill is anything
but bureaucratic trivia. To a large extent, this law writes the rules
and sets the playing field for our contemporary food system, determining
what we eat, how much it costs, and where and how it is grown. If you
eat, pay taxes, care about the health of your children and communities,
the fate of family farmers, or our country’s food security, this
book is for you. You’ll learn about:
• The Farm Bill’s connection to a national obesity epidemic…
• Environmental implications of corn-based ethanol expansion…
• Who wins and who loses from heavily subsidized industrial agriculture…
• The myths of “cheap food”…
• 40 million Americans who face food insecurity on a regular basis…
• Looming ecological challenges that require immediate action and
leadership…
• A nationwide movement based on health, local foods, and stewardship…
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