{"product_id":"9780984630400","title":"Food Fight: The Citizen's Guide to the Next Food and Farm Bill","description":"Our Chance to Right the Food System:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery five to seven years, Congress passes a little understood legislation called the Farm Bill. To a large extent, the Farm Bill writes the rules and sets the playing field for America’s contemporary food system, determining what we eat, how much it costs, and where it is grown. You may not be happy with what you learn. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith concise and witty analysis, historical framing, dozens of charts, illustrations, and photographs, this newly updated edition of \u003cem\u003eFood Fight\u003c\/em\u003e deconstructs this complex and fundamental policy and will spur you to action. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYOU’LL LEARN ABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Farm Bill’s connection to a national obesity epidemic…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnvironmental implications of corn-based ethanol expansion…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho wins and who loses from heavily subsidized industrial agriculture…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe myths of “cheap food”…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e45 million Americans who face hunger on a regular basis…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA nationwide food movement based on public health, local farms, and stewardship…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you eat, pay taxes, care about the health of our children and communities, the fate of family farmers, or our country’s food security, this book is for you.","brand":"Watershed Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072629752048,"sku":"9780984630400","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780984630400_p0.jpg?v=1763885481","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780984630400","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}