{"product_id":"9781510772540","title":"Seeds of Resistance","description":"Author: Mark Schapiro\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781510772540\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 May 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSun. Soil. Water. Seed. These are the primordial ingredients for the most essential activity of all: growing food.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of these elements are being changed dramatically under the pressures of corporate consolidation of the food chain, which has been accelerating just as climate change is profoundly altering the conditions for growing food. In the midst of this global crisis, the fate of our food has slipped into a handful of the world's largest companies.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eSeeds of Resistance\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/i\u003ewill bring home what this corporate stranglehold is doing to our daily diet, from the explosion of genetically modified foods to the rapid disappearance of plant varieties to the elimination of independent farmers who have long been the bedrock of our food supply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book\u0026amp;nbsp;will touch many nerves for readers, including concerns about climate change, chronic drought in essential farm states like California, the persistence of the junk food culture, the proliferation of GMOs, and the alarming domination of the seed market and our very life cycle by global giants like Monsanto. But not all is bleak when it comes to the future of our food supply.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eSeeds of Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp;nbsp;also presents hopeful stories about farmers, consumer groups, and government agencies around the world that are resisting the tightening corporate squeeze on our food chain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46820000039070,"sku":"ADS-9781510772540","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781510772540.jpg?v=1778468317","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781510772540","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}