From Bookslut, a review of Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness by Lisa Hamilton; and a review of The Compassionate Carnivore: Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old MacDonald's Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still Eat Meat by Catherine Friend. Here's the history behind the transition from farm to feedlot and why Big Pharma rules the barn. Food porkies: Don’t blame factory farming for pandemics. An interview with Richard Wrangham, author of Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human (and more and more). A review of Fresh: A Perishable History by Susanne Freidberg. At first glance, the Nutritional Facts label can be daunting — what does it all mean? Anna Kirkland (Michigan): Think of the Hippopotamus: Rights Consciousness in the Fat Acceptance Movement. Why are Southerners so fat? Claire Suddath wants to know (and more). McDonald's is doing well in a recession by wooing consumers abroad by targeting local tastes and marketing like mad. A review of Belching Out the Devil: Global Adventures With Coca-Cola by Mark Thomas (and more). A review of A Pint of Plain: How the Irish Pub Lost Its Magic But Conquered the World by Bill Barich. Why France still makes the world's best wines. A review of Au Revoir to All That: The Rise and Fall of French Cuisine by Michael Steinberger (and more and more and more and more).
