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TITLE |
Is organic food better? / Ronald D. Lankford, Jr., book editor. |
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IMPRINT |
Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press/Gale, Cengage Learning, c2011. |
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DESCRIPTION |
114 p. ; 23 cm. |
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SERIES |
At issue. Environment. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-104) and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Organic food: an overview / Katherine J. Chen -- National standards for organic food /United States Department of Agriculture -- Consumers should not support organic foods / Rob Johnston -- Non-organic foods are coated with pesticides / Vegetarians in Paradise -- Organic fertilizers pose more health risks than pesticides / Stanley Feldman -- The mass-marketing of organic food presents an ethical dilemma / Katherine Mangu-Ward -- Large companies compromise the organic food movement / Family Farm Defenders -- Large companies play an important role in the organic food movement / Samuel Fromartz -- Organic food is worth the extra expense / Alex Johnson -- Organic food is not worth the extra expense / Andrew Ellison -- Government subsidies could lower the cost of organic food / Christy Harrison -- The organic food market faces many challenges / Kimberley Kindy -- Organic farming offers learni. |
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SUBJECT |
Natural foods industry. |
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SUBJECT |
Natural foods. |
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DISCIPLINE |
English Language. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Liberal Studies -- Public Health. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Lankford, Ronald D., Jr., 1962-. |
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ISBN |
0737751584 (pbk.). |
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ISBN |
9780737751581 (pbk.). |
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