Bringing the food economy home: local alternatives to global agribusiness

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgements1. From Local to GlobaThe Global Food SystemLocally Adapted Food SystemsCenturies of Agricultural \"Progress\"Big Farms Get BiggerAgribusiness Takes OverGlobalizationSpeeding Up the Treadmill2. The Ecology of Food MarketingReduced vs. Excessive PackagingSmall, Decentralized Shops vs. Huge MegamarketsTransport InfrastructuresEnergy InfrastructuresBroadcasting Unsustainability3. The Ecology of Food ProductionDestroying DiversityOn-farm vs. Off-farm InputsIntegrated Livestock vs. Factory FarmsLife in the SoilLocal Adaptation vs. Genetic Engineering4. Food and HealthFresh is BestChemical StewsFood PoisoningFactory Farms and Human Health5. Food and the EconomyKeeping Money in the Local EconomyKeeping Jobs in the Local EconomyWorking More, Earning LessFarming in the Third WorldThe Decline of Rural EconomiesHow Important Are Economies of Scale?Are Large Industrial Farms More Productive?6. Food and CommunityWebs of InterdependenceThe Death of Rural CommunitiesMisplaced BlameUnmanageable CitiesLoss of Democracy7. Food SecurityCorporate ControlFeeding Corporations, Not the HungryThe Dangers of a Homogenized Food SupplyLocal Foods Add to Food Security8. Shifting DirectionInternational LevelNational LevelLocal LevelPeople PowerFrom Global to LocalResource GuideNote on MeasurementsEndnotesIndex