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Winner of Best Food Literature (Canada) at the 2012 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards In this intimate guide to Alberta''s sustainable food scene, writer, poet, professional chef, and food advocate Dee Hobsbawn-Smith profiles more than seventy-five of the province''s growers and producers. Learn the A to Z''s of each producer, from Asparagus growers to Zizania cultivators, and enjoy the twenty-six original recipes, one for each type of produce.The book also examines the ground that farmers stand on: government involvement, sustainability and the environment, animal welfare, farm labour, and organizations from Slow Food to the grassroots Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement.An (agri)cultural examination of modern farming that offers a clear look at current government policies and sustainable growers'' best practices, Foodshed sets forth some of the issues that modern farmers face, as seen by the growers themselves.

Foodshed: An Edible Alberta Alphabet

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      Publisher: TouchWood Editions
      Publication Date: 03/04/2012
      ISBN13: 9781927129159, 978-1927129159
      ISBN10: 192712915X
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      Book Synopsis
      Winner of Best Food Literature (Canada) at the 2012 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards In this intimate guide to Alberta''s sustainable food scene, writer, poet, professional chef, and food advocate Dee Hobsbawn-Smith profiles more than seventy-five of the province''s growers and producers. Learn the A to Z''s of each producer, from Asparagus growers to Zizania cultivators, and enjoy the twenty-six original recipes, one for each type of produce.The book also examines the ground that farmers stand on: government involvement, sustainability and the environment, animal welfare, farm labour, and organizations from Slow Food to the grassroots Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement.An (agri)cultural examination of modern farming that offers a clear look at current government policies and sustainable growers'' best practices, Foodshed sets forth some of the issues that modern farmers face, as seen by the growers themselves.

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