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The Resource Lentil underground : renegade farmers and the future of food in America, Liz Carlisle

Lentil underground : renegade farmers and the future of food in America, Liz Carlisle

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Forty years ago, corporate agribusiness launched a campaign to push small grain farmers to modernize or perish, or as Nixon's secretary of agriculture Earl Butz put it, "get big or get out." But 27-year-old David Oien decided to take a stand when he dropped out of grad school to return to his family's 280-acre farm, becoming the first in his conservative Montana county to plant a radically different crop: organic lentils. A cheap, healthy source of protein and fiber, lentils are drought-tolerant and don't require irrigation. Unlike the chemically dependent grains American farmers had been told to grow, lentils make their own fertilizer and tolerate variable climate conditions, so their farmers aren't beholden to industrial methods. Today, Oien leads thriving movement of organic farmers who work with heirloom seeds and biologically diverse farm systems. Under the brand Timeless Natural Food, their unique business-cum-movement has grown into a million-dollar enterprise that sells to hundreds of independent natural food stores and a host of renowned restaurants. From the farm belt of red-state America comes this inspiring story of a handful of colorful pioneers who have successfully bucked the chemically-based food chain and the entrenched power of agribusiness's one percent by stubbornly banding together. Journalist and native Montanan Liz Carlisle weaves an eye-opening narrative that will be welcomed by everyone concerned with the future of American agriculture and natural food in an increasingly uncertain world.--From publisher description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xix, 298 pages)
Contents
  • Pt. I. Fertile ground
  • Homecoming
  • Against the grain
  • Pt. II. Seeds of change
  • Miracle plant
  • Deeply rooted
  • Bootleg research and farmer science
  • Pt. III. Timeless grows up
  • Have your seeds and eat them too
  • 300,000 pounds of lentils
  • Caviar in the cattle ration
  • Pt. IV. Ripe for revolution
  • The convert
  • The Kevin Bacon of central Montana
  • A PhD with a dirty secret
  • The gospel of lentils
  • The birds, the bees, and the bureaucracy
  • From the weeds to the white house
  • Pt. V. Harvest
  • The moment of truth
  • The next generation
  • Looking back, looking forward
Isbn
9780698186330
Instance
Label
Lentil underground : renegade farmers and the future of food in America
Title
Lentil underground
Title remainder
renegade farmers and the future of food in America
Statement of responsibility
Liz Carlisle
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Forty years ago, corporate agribusiness launched a campaign to push small grain farmers to modernize or perish, or as Nixon's secretary of agriculture Earl Butz put it, "get big or get out." But 27-year-old David Oien decided to take a stand when he dropped out of grad school to return to his family's 280-acre farm, becoming the first in his conservative Montana county to plant a radically different crop: organic lentils. A cheap, healthy source of protein and fiber, lentils are drought-tolerant and don't require irrigation. Unlike the chemically dependent grains American farmers had been told to grow, lentils make their own fertilizer and tolerate variable climate conditions, so their farmers aren't beholden to industrial methods. Today, Oien leads thriving movement of organic farmers who work with heirloom seeds and biologically diverse farm systems. Under the brand Timeless Natural Food, their unique business-cum-movement has grown into a million-dollar enterprise that sells to hundreds of independent natural food stores and a host of renowned restaurants. From the farm belt of red-state America comes this inspiring story of a handful of colorful pioneers who have successfully bucked the chemically-based food chain and the entrenched power of agribusiness's one percent by stubbornly banding together. Journalist and native Montanan Liz Carlisle weaves an eye-opening narrative that will be welcomed by everyone concerned with the future of American agriculture and natural food in an increasingly uncertain world.--From publisher description
Cataloging source
TEFOD
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Carlisle, Liz
Dewey number
631.5/70973
Illustrations
maps
Index
no index present
LC call number
S589.7
LC item number
.C37 2015eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Agricultural ecology
  • Agricultural diversification
  • Agricultural development projects
  • Farms, Small
  • Farm corporations
Label
Lentil underground : renegade farmers and the future of food in America, Liz Carlisle
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Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-290)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
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Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Pt. I. Fertile ground -- Homecoming -- Against the grain -- Pt. II. Seeds of change -- Miracle plant -- Deeply rooted -- Bootleg research and farmer science -- Pt. III. Timeless grows up -- Have your seeds and eat them too -- 300,000 pounds of lentils -- Caviar in the cattle ration -- Pt. IV. Ripe for revolution -- The convert -- The Kevin Bacon of central Montana -- A PhD with a dirty secret -- The gospel of lentils -- The birds, the bees, and the bureaucracy -- From the weeds to the white house -- Pt. V. Harvest -- The moment of truth -- The next generation -- Looking back, looking forward
Control code
ocn900473601
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xix, 298 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780698186330
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unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
map
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not applicable
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unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)900473601
Label
Lentil underground : renegade farmers and the future of food in America, Liz Carlisle
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-290)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Pt. I. Fertile ground -- Homecoming -- Against the grain -- Pt. II. Seeds of change -- Miracle plant -- Deeply rooted -- Bootleg research and farmer science -- Pt. III. Timeless grows up -- Have your seeds and eat them too -- 300,000 pounds of lentils -- Caviar in the cattle ration -- Pt. IV. Ripe for revolution -- The convert -- The Kevin Bacon of central Montana -- A PhD with a dirty secret -- The gospel of lentils -- The birds, the bees, and the bureaucracy -- From the weeds to the white house -- Pt. V. Harvest -- The moment of truth -- The next generation -- Looking back, looking forward
Control code
ocn900473601
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xix, 298 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780698186330
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
map
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
4c39f8c6-53ca-49d2-a815-f0040782b162
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)900473601

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