{"product_id":"saying-no-to-a-farm-free-future-by-chris-smaje","title":"Saying No to a Farm-Free Future by Chris Smaje","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"129\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA compelling argument for sustainable farming and ecological food systems\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1234\" data-end=\"1333\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1234\" data-end=\"1257\"\u003eVery Good Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e – clean pages with minimal visible wear. Binding tight and well maintained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the few voices to challenge \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e‘s George Monbiot on the future of food and farming (and the restoration of nature) is academic, farmer and author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Small Farm Future\u003c\/span\u003e Chris Smaje. In \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSaying NO to a Farm-Free Future\u003c\/span\u003e, Smaje presents his defense of small-scale farming and a robust critique of Monbiot’s vision for an urban and industrialized future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResponding to Monbiot’s portrayal of an urban, high-energy, industrially manufactured food future as the answer to our current crises, and its unchallenged acceptance within the environmental discourse, Smaje was compelled to challenge Monbiot’s evidence and conclusions. At the same time, Smaje presents his powerful counterargument – a low-carbon agrarian localism that puts power in the hands of local communities, not high-tech corporates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn the ongoing fight for our food future, this book will help you to understand the difference between a congenial, ecological living and a dystopian, factory-centered existence. A must-read!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Chris Smaje has laid down an indictment – as unremitting as it is undeniable – that cuts through the jargon-filled, techno-worshipping agricultural futurists who promise silver-bullet fixes for having your cake and eating it too. This brilliant and compelling book is at once hopeful and persuasive about the future of food.”—Dan Barber, chef at Blue Hill and author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Third Plate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47768795283668,"sku":"TVJ-020037","price":25.3,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/IMG_3925_71073ca1-32a2-4dae-a647-da071cb25718.jpg?v=1775558474","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/saying-no-to-a-farm-free-future-by-chris-smaje","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}