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Organic struggle : the movement for sustainable agriculture in the United States /

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'Organic Struggle' analyzes the evolution of the sustainable agriculture movement in the United States and evaluates its achievements and shortcomings. It traces the development of organic farming from its roots in the 1940s through its embrace by the 1960s counterculture to its mainstream...

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Main Author: Obach, Brian K. (Brian Keith) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2015]
Series:Food, health, and the environment
Subjects:
Organic farming > United States.
Sustainable agriculture > United States.
ENVIRONMENT/General
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Sociology
ENVIRONMENT/Food Studies
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Organic Struggle' analyzes the evolution of the sustainable agriculture movement in the United States and evaluates its achievements and shortcomings. It traces the development of organic farming from its roots in the 1940s through its embrace by the 1960s counterculture to its mainstream acceptance and development into a multi-billion dollar industry.
Physical Description:1 online resource (327 pages).
ISBN:9780262328302
0262328305
026202909X
9780262029094
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/9780262029094.001.0001