Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit

Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit
On Tuesday, August 16 come down to Books, Inc. Berkeley (1760 Fourth Street) for a special book event co-sponsored by the Ecology Center. Based on his James Beard Award-winning article, investigative food journalist Barry Estabrook reveals the huge human and environmental cost of the $10 billion fresh tomato industry: tomatoes that can fly off a… Read more »

Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All with Oran Hesterman 6/26

Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All with Oran Hesterman 6/26
On Sunday, June 26, Books, Inc. and the Ecology Center host author Oran Hesterman as he introduces his new book, Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All. Fair Food is a guide to changing not only what we eat, but how food is grown, packaged, delivered, and sold. So how is… Read more »