The Color of Food : Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming

Redefining the face of the American farmerThrough her compelling stories and powerful images Natasha Bowens' rainbow of farmers remind us that the industrialization of our food system and the oppression of our people -- two sides of the same coin -- will, if not confronted, sow the seeds of our own destruction.--- Mark Winne, Author of Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty The Color of Food is a stunning collection of portraits and stories that sheds light on the seemingly forgotten agricultural history of people of color. Author, photographer and biracial farmer Na

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Bowens, Natasha
Publisher:	New York : New Society Publishers
Subject:	Ethnische Diskriminierung \| Ethnic discrimination \| Agrarproduktion \| Agricultural production \| Schwarze Menschen \| Black people \| Lebensmittel \| Food \| Ernährungsindustrie \| Food industry \| Coping-Strategie \| Coping strategy
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (242 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Front Cover; Praise; Title Page; Rights Page; Contents; Prologue: Sowing Seeds for the Road; Part 1: Brown Girl Farming; Part 2: Rooted in Rights; Portrait 1: Land Is Freedom; Portrait 2: Forced Migration; Portrait 3 :Lifeblood of the Land; Portrait 4: Home, Land; Portrait 5: Black Land Loss; Part 3: Seeds of Resilience; Portrait 1: Katrina to Chickens; Portrait 2: Transitioning to Sovereignty; Portrait 3: BuckingDependence; Portrait 4: Surviving as Transplants; Portrait 5: Transforming the South; Part 4: Preserving Culture and Community; Portrait 1: Cherokee Seed Bank Portrait 2: Sustaining CommunityPortrait 3: Acequia Culture; Portrait 4: Gullah Seedlings; Portrait 5: Taste of Home; Part 5: Fierce Farming Women; Portrait 1: Alabama Strong; Portrait 2: American Indian Mothers; Portrait 3: Sisters; Portrait 4: A Farm of Her Own; Portrait 5: Defying the Odds; Part 6: Generation Rising; Portrait 1: Tierra Negra; Portrait 2: Breaking Down Borders; Portrait 3: Growing with Energy; Portrait 4: Kitchen Kwento; Portrait 5: Foods Are Our Teachers; Epilogue and Acknowledgements: Coming Home; Collage: We Are Here Too; Appendix; Notes; About the Author A Guide to Responsible Digital ReadingBooks to Build a New Society
ISBN:	978-0-86571-789-3 ; 978-1-55092-585-2 ; 978-0-86571-789-3
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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