farm produce

Surveys the role of plant foods in human evolution and culture, examines the multiple origins of agriculture, discusses the movement of plants by natural dispersal and human agents, as well as their various uses, reviews the history of the industrialization of different crops, and considers the negative aspects of the cultural relationship between people and plants.

Argues that America's system of buying foods at low prices from foreign countries is hurting both the economy and health of America and urges the government to begin buying fresh foods from American sources.

A rhyming alphabet that names things related to modern farming, and provides background information on each one.

A basic introduction to how plants provide all our food, either indirectly, as food for grazing animals which provide meat and milk, or directly, as fruits and vegetables.

Contains essays from a variety of viewpoints on the issues surrounding the local food movement.

Discusses the history of agricultural technology including how the ancient Chinese created irrigation procedures to grow more rice, how the ancient Middle Easterners learned about breeding sheep for different colors of wool, and how the ancient Greeks invented machines for crushing grapes and olives.

Introduces the plants found on farms around the world.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduce early readers to the different types of foods that can be grown on a farm.

Simple text and photographs describe how several different crops, including pumpkins, corn, potatoes, and cranberries are picked and gathered by humans and by machine.

Simple text and photographs describe how several different crops, including pumpkins, apples, wheat, corn, and potatoes, are harvested by humans and by machine.