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61) Kraft
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Kraft. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
In the tradition of Michael Pollan's bestselling In Defense of Food comes this remarkable chronicle, from a founding editor of Edible Baja Arizona, of a young woman's year-long journey of eating only whole, unprocessed foods-intertwined with a journalistic exploration of what "unprocessed" really means, why it matters, and how to afford it.
In January of 2012, Megan Kimble was a twenty-six-year-old living in a small apartment without even a garden...
63) Processed foods
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Processed Foods helps readers trace the history of food processing, explore the science behind it, understand why we process food, and discuss controversies from an objective viewpoint. The title will engage readers on the topic and help them to weigh the pros and cons as they make their own food decisions."--Publisher's website.
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Series
Faith Fairchild mysteries volume 8
Description
In the village of Alesford, Massachusetts, a dispute breaks out between commercial interests, intent on building apartments on the town's wetlands, and environmentalists who oppose them. When the dispute escalates to arson and murder, it is time for sleuth and cook Faith Fairchild to step in. By the author of The Body in the Kelp.
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Series
Mystery with recipes volume 7
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Description
The proprietors of A Little Taste of Heaven, their Longely, N.Y., catering company, prepare a Thanksgiving feast for Scrooge-like fireworks manufacturer Monty Field and his family at the Field mansion. When Monty comes into the kitchen to test the roasting turkey, Bernie and Libby watch in horror as Monty taps the pop-up button in the bird's breast and the turkey explodes, blowing off the top of his head. Libby fears their stuffing made the turkey...
67) The end of food
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Description
The frightening truth about the modern food system.The bestselling author of The End of Oil turns his attention to food and finds that the system we've entrusted with meeting one of our most basic needs is dramatically failing us. With his trademark comprehensive global approach, Paul Roberts investigates the startling truth about the modern food system: the way we make food, market and consume it, and even think about it is no longer compatible or...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Introduce your child to the historical and modern context of food production and distribution in the children’s book Natural, Artificial, and Man-Made.
Where does your food come from, and is it natural or modified? Learn about how ancient trade routes and selective breeding have impacted food production and distribution throughout history.
Book Features:
• This children’s book features a glossary, after-reading questions, and an extension...
Author
Series
Faith Fairchild mysteries volume 13
Description
When Faith Fairchild and her family head for their summer cottage, they arrive to find trouble between the locals and the annual visitors, whose extravagant homes and massive construction have triggered the murder of a wealthy developer.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Introduce your child to historical methods of food production in the children’s book Future Foods.
How does our food get to us? Learn about the similarities and differences between modern and historical food production methods, as well as different types of food distribution.
Book Features:
• This children’s book features a glossary, after-reading questions, and an extension activity to help develop reading comprehension skills.
• 32...
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
A prominent food journalist follows the trail from Big Pizza to square tomatoes to exploding food prices to Wall Street, trying figure out why we can't all have healthy, delicious, affordable food.
In 2008, farmers grew enough to feed twice the world's population, yet more people starved than ever before - and most of them were farmers. In Bet the Farm, food writer Kaufman sets out to discover the connection between the global food system and why...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"How did Ron Shaich, the visionary founder of Panera Bread, build a little bakery in St. Louis into 2,400 restaurants with 6 billion dollars in revenue and annual returns of 25 percent, outperforming Starbucks, Chipotle, and all others? By seeing the future and clearing a path to it, leading and innovating from the future back. Now, Shaich shares his story, starting with its humble entrepreneurial beginnings: the college-campus convenience store he...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Grocery stores have vastly increased the convenience and availability of food shopping, but they have also made it easier for the average consumer to ignore the conditions their food is grown or raised in. Generally, it is only when a deadly outbreak of food-borne illness occurs that people scrutinize the food industry. Illuminating text, augmented with informative charts and detailed fact boxes, provides a comprehensive guide to the history of food...
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Kensington Palace chef mystery volume 1
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"Chef Carrie Ann Cole is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime--an assignment as the new Personal Chef to the Royal Family at Kensington Palace. But no sooner has Carrie Ann touched down across the pond and donned her apron than a dead body crops up beneath the royal kale beds"--
77) Super size me
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock embarks on a journey to find out if fast food is making Americans fat. For 30 days he can't eat or drink anything that isn't on McDonald's menu; he must eat three square meals a day, he must eat everything on the menu at least once and supersize his meal if asked. He treks across the country interviewing a host of experts on fast food and a number of regular folk while downing McDonald's to try and find out why 37% of American...
79) Folks, this ain't normal: a farmer's advice for happier hens, healthier people, and a better world
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Description
From farmer Joel Salatin's point of view, life in the 21st century just ain't normal. In FOLKS, THIS AIN'T NORMAL, he discusses how far removed we are from the simple, sustainable joy that comes from living close to the land and the people we love. Salatin has many thoughts on what normal is and shares practical and philosophical ideas for changing our lives in small ways that have big impact. Salatin, hailed by the New York Times as "Virginia's...