Overview

As more and more people seek locally grown food, independent, family owned and operated agriculture has expanded, creating local networks for selling and buying produce, meat, and dairy products and reviving local agricultural economies throughout the United States. In Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas , author Pamela Walker and photographer Linda Walsh portray eleven farming and ranching families who are part of this food revival in Texas. With biographical essays and photographs, Walker and Walsh illuminate the work these food producers do, why they do it, and the difference it makes in their lives and in their communities.

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Author:   Pamela Walker ,  Linda Walsh ,  C. Allan Jones
Publisher:   Texas A & M University Press
Imprint:   Texas A & M University Press
Volume:   No. 11
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9781603441070

ISBN 10:   1603441077
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   30 August 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Walker gives 'sustainable' and 'organic' agriculture a regional and personal face. . . -- Cheryl Hazeltine co-author, The Central Texas Gardener

. . . a view into a new agrarian lifestyle. . . The book's engaging narrative draws the reader into the farmers' lives and the challenges they face. While Walker's writing is very descriptive and full of imagery, it does not over-romanticize farming. . . For prospective farmers, this book is inspirational. . . The book succeeds in capturing an image of organic farming Texas. the rich descriptions of the farmers give the reader a glimpse into the growing organic and local foods movement, and show the connection between food and people, and between the farmer and the consumer. Patrick T./div>--Patrick T. Lillard Agricultural Humane Values

Author Information

PAMELA WALKER, former academic librarian, college English teacher, and assistant director of the Center for the Study of Cultures at Rice University, lives in Houston, Texas. LINDA WALSH is a landscape and documentary photographer living in Houston, Texas.

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