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Resetting the Table: Straight Talk About the Food We Grow and Eat
Maybe someday
36
/100
I Index Overall Rating
Readers
34/100Critics
37/100Scholars
Author:
Robert Paarlberg
Publisher:
Knopf
Date:
February 2, 2021
A science-based corrective to the groundswell of misinformation about food and how it's produced, examining in detail local and organic food, food companies, nutrition labeling, ethical treatment of animals, environmental impact, and every other aspect from farm to table.
What The Reviewers Say
... through a mix of history, science and reportage, [Paarlberg] makes a convincing case.
... broadly and deeply informed discussion of the life-and-death issues over how we grow, process, and consume our food.
... clear-eyed.
[Paarlberg] has jam-packed the book with scientific data and recent improvements to the agricultural complex. There remain, though, those of us who look at the system of food distribution and find it fragile. For us, local makes much more sense, but it is very interesting to learn an opposing argument from this expert..
