Book cover of Food First: Beyond the Myth of Scarcity

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Clean copy of terrific book from 1981

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1 author picked Food First as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is a classic book on the food revolution that took place in the 1970s. It examines our approach to food and how we farm.

The way food is produced is the result of supply and demand without consideration of the damage it causes to the environment. In other words, short-term gains for long-term damage to our planet. She is highly revered as a pioneer in the revolutionary food movement.

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