Ronald, Pamela C.

Tomorrow's table : organic farming, genetics, and the future of food / Pamela C. Ronald, Raoul W. Adamchak. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008. - xvii, 208 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-197) and index.

Cultivating rice in Nihe, China and Davis, California -- Why organic agriculture? -- The tools of organic agriculture -- The tools of genetic engineering -- Legislating lunch -- Who can we trust? -- Is GE food risky to eat? -- Conserving wildlands -- Weeds, gene flow and the environment -- Who owns the seed? -- Who owns the genes? -- Deconstructing dinner: genetically engineered, organically grown.

Geneticist Pamela Ronald recounts the day-to-day experiences she and her husband, organic farmer Raoul Adamchak, have as they train to develop environmentally sustainable food production processes, sharing how their efforts have influenced the choices they make, both at home and at work.

Adult.

9780195393576 (pbk.) 0195393570


Food--Biotechnology.
Genetically modified foods.
Organic farming.
Genetic engineering.
Food.
Biotechnology.
Genetic engineering.
Organic farming.

TP248.65.F66 / R66 2009

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