TY  - BOOK
AU  - Linnekin,Baylen
TI  - Biting the hands that feed us: how fewer, smarter laws would make our food system more sustainable 
SN  - 9781610916752
AV  - HD9006 .L56 2016
U1  - 363.8/561 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Washington D.C.
PB  - Island Press
KW  - Food supply
KW  - Government policy
KW  - United States
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Food industry and trade
KW  - Food law and legislation
KW  - Sustainable agriculture
KW  - Livestock
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Nutrition policy
KW  - Food consumption
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-247) and index; Unsafe at any feed -- "Big food" bigger thanks to "big government" -- Wasting your money wasting food -- I say "tomato," you say "no" -- There are good food rules
N2  - "Food waste, hunger, inhumane livestock conditions, disappearing fish stocks--these are exactly the kind of issues we expect food regulations to combat. Yet, today in the United States, laws exist at all levels of government that actually make these problems worse. Baylen Linnekin argues that, too often, government rules handcuff America's most sustainable farmers, producers, sellers, and consumers, while rewarding those whose practices are anything but sustainable.Bitting the Hands that Feed Us introduces readers to the perverse consequences of many food rules. Some of these rules constrain the sale of 'ugly' fruits and vegetables, relegating bushels of tasty but misshapen carrots and strawberries to food waste. Other rules have threatened to treat manure--the lifeblood of organic fertilization--as a toxin. Still other rules prevent sharing food with the homeless and others in need. There are even rules that prohibit people from growing fruits and vegetables in their own yards. Linnekin also explores what makes for a good food law--often, he explains, these emphasize good outcomes rather than rigid processes. But he urges readers to be wary of efforts to regulate our way to a greener food system, calling instead for empowerment of those working to feed us (and themselves) sustainably"--Amazon.com
ER  -