Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas: Profiles of Organic Farmers and Ranchers across the State (Volume 11) (Texas A&M University Agriculture Series) - Softcover

Walker, Pamela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1603441077 ISBN 13: 9781603441070

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press, 2009

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

". . . shows that good food comes from good people who're willing to work together . . . ."-Jim Hightower, editor, Hightower Lowdown (Jim Hightower editor, Hightower Lowdown)

"Finally, a book that answers the 'how did they do it?' question for the growing number of Americans who are purchasing 'country' property. . . and wanting to do something productive with it. . . . The descriptions of people and places personalizes the reading experience and brings the reader into each kitchen table conversation. . . . This book will be most important to those who want to grow or produce crops and have no idea how to begin. It will also be of interest to those devoted to organically grown food--this is not every shopper, but a growing segment of our population who choose their food with great care and concern. I know of no other work like it."-Barbara Storz, AgriLife Extension Agent, Hidalgo (Barbara Storz AgriLife Extension Agent, Hidalgo County)

". . . I know of no other work like it."-Barbara Storz, AgriLife Extension Agent, Hidalgo (Barbara Storz AgriLife Extension Agent, Hidalgo County)

". . . an important, timely, and beautiful book. . . tells a new and hopeful story."-Peter Brown, photographer (Peter Brown photographer)

"Walker gives 'sustainable' and 'organic' agriculture a regional and personal face. . ."-Cheryl Hazeltine, co-author, The Central Texas Gardener (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. Lillard, Agricultural Humane Values

(Patrick T. Lillard Agricultural Humane Values)

About this edition

• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1603441077
• ISBN 13: 9781603441070
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184