Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front by Joe

Description: Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front by Joel Salatin Drawing upon 40 years experience as an ecological farmer, Salatin explains with humor and passion why Americans do not have the freedom to choose the food they purchase and eat. He explains why local food is expensive and why the current system favors industrial, corporate food systems. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Drawing upon 40 yearsa experience as an ecological farmer and marketer, Joel Salatin explains with humor and passion why Americans do not have the freedom to choose the food they purchase and eat. From child labor regulations to food inspection, bureaucrats provide themselves sole discretion over what food is available in the local marketplace. Their system favors industrial, global corporate food systems and discourages community-based food commerce, resulting in homogenized selection, mediocre quality, and exposure to non-organic farming practices. Salatinas expert insight explains why local food is expensive and difficult to find and will illuminate for the reader a deeper understanding of the industrial food complex. Author Biography Called "the high priest of the pasture" by The New York Times, Joel Salatin likes to refer to himself as a "Christian-libertarian-environmentalist-lunatic farmer." He lives with his family on Polyface Farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia "Salatin has developed a system of pasture rotation that produces nutrient-rich grass and maximizes the composting of animal waste. Each species on the farm is dependent on another. The cows, for example, eat the nutrient rich grass in Pasture A and then are moved to Pasture B. The chickens then move to Pasture A where they pick through the cow pies eatin Table of Contents 1. The original essay 2. Raw milk and dairy 3. PL 90-492 4. Custom beef 5. Bacon 6. Salmonella 7. 1,000,000 mile chicken 8. Organic certification 9. Government grants : best management practices 10. Government grants : conservation easements 11. Restaurants 12. Predators and endangered species 13. Sawmills are out 14. Zoning 15. Labor 16. Housing 17. Insurance 18. Taxes 19. Avian influenza 20. Bioterrorism 21. National animal identification system 22. Mad cow 23. Animal welfare 24. Options Long Description Drawing upon 40 years experience as an ecological farmer and marketer, Joel Salatin explains with humor and passion why Americans do not have the freedom to choose the food they purchase and eat. From child labor regulations to food inspection, bureaucrats provide themselves sole discretion over what food is available in the local marketplace. Their system favors industrial, global corporate food systems and discourages community-based food commerce, resulting in homogenized selection, mediocre quality, and exposure to non-organic farming practices. Salatins expert insight explains why local food is expensive and difficult to find and will illuminate for the reader a deeper understanding of the industrial food complex. Details ISBN0963810952 Author Joel Salatin Pages 338 Publisher Polyface Language English ISBN-10 0963810952 ISBN-13 9780963810953 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 363.809 Year 2007 Publication Date 2007-09-30 Short Title EVERYTHING I WANT TO DO IS ILL Residence Swoope Imprint Polyface, Incorporated Subtitle War Stories from the Local Food Front Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780963810953 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2013-06-18 AU Release Date 2013-06-18 NZ Release Date 2013-06-18 US Release Date 2013-06-18 Illustrations Index We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:53176659;

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