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Pamela Walker: Growing good things to eat in Texas: Profiles of organic farmers and ranchers across the state

Pamela Walker: Growing good things to eat in Texas: Profiles of organic farmers and ranchers... Agric Hum Values (2010) 27:527–528 DOI 10.1007/s10460-010-9291-9 Pamela Walker: Growing good things to eat in Texas: Profiles of organic farmers and ranchers across the state Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas, 2009, 167 pp, ISBN 978-1-60344-107-0 Patrick T. Lillard Accepted: 15 September 2010 / Published online: 20 October 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 The body of literature on the local food movement has been earned the majority of their livelihood through organic rapidly increasing over the past decade, with many notable farming, and had been farming for at least 5 years. Diversity authors each contributing a new perspective. Walker’s new was also a consideration, which is reflected in the different book ‘‘Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas’’ provides yet types and locations of the farms profiled. Most of the farmers another point of view for this genre, presenting narratives profiled are located close to metropolitan areas in Texas, and information for both farmers and consumers. which suggests the importance of small producers finding This book is not a technical guide on organic farming, accessible markets with a large demand for local produce. nor is it an academic study on food systems. It is a snap- The http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Agriculture and Human Values Springer Journals

Pamela Walker: Growing good things to eat in Texas: Profiles of organic farmers and ranchers across the state

Lillard, Patrick
Agriculture and Human Values , Volume 27 (4) – Oct 20, 2010
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2010 by Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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Philosophy; Ethics; Agricultural Economics; Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science; History, general; Evolutionary Biology
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0889-048X
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1572-8366
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10.1007/s10460-010-9291-9
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Agric Hum Values (2010) 27:527–528 DOI 10.1007/s10460-010-9291-9 Pamela Walker: Growing good things to eat in Texas: Profiles of organic farmers and ranchers across the state Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas, 2009, 167 pp, ISBN 978-1-60344-107-0 Patrick T. Lillard Accepted: 15 September 2010 / Published online: 20 October 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 The body of literature on the local food movement has been earned the majority of their livelihood through organic rapidly increasing over the past decade, with many notable farming, and had been farming for at least 5 years. Diversity authors each contributing a new perspective. Walker’s new was also a consideration, which is reflected in the different book ‘‘Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas’’ provides yet types and locations of the farms profiled. Most of the farmers another point of view for this genre, presenting narratives profiled are located close to metropolitan areas in Texas, and information for both farmers and consumers. which suggests the importance of small producers finding This book is not a technical guide on organic farming, accessible markets with a large demand for local produce. nor is it an academic study on food systems. It is a snap- The

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