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Your Food Doesn't Come From the Store
A journey into the heart of industrial agriculture |
Tom Philpott |
09 Oct 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Americans live in a post-agricultural age. Today, fewer than two of every 100 U.S. citizens owe their living primarily to the land. A century ago, two of every five did. Yet even though very few of us contribute to food production, we all still eat -- and food comes from somewhere. But where? In a sense, the answer is: Iowa, buckle of the farm belt, heart of the heartland ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, food, green living, Iowa, placemaking (all these topics) |
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