Farm to table : the essential guide to sustainable food systems for students, professionals, and consumers /
Darryl Benjamin and Lyndon Virkler.
- xvi, 253 pages ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The environmental costs of industrial agriculture -- The human costs of industrial agriculture -- Beyond monoculture: crops -- Beyond CAFOs: livestock, dairy, and poultry production -- The future of farming -- Farm-to-restaurant -- Purchasing within a farm-to-table system -- Green restaurant practices -- Farm-to-school: primary and secondary school foodservice programs -- Farm-to-institution: business and industry, college, and healthcare food service -- Marketing farm-to-table to the public and to your staff.