Bibliograph

Never out of season, how having the food we want when we want it threatens our food supply and our future, Rob Dunn

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Never out of season, how having the food we want when we want it threatens our food supply and our future, Rob Dunn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-310) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Never out of season

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

974636738

Responsibility statement

Rob Dunn

Sub title

how having the food we want when we want it threatens our food supply and our future

Summary

"A biologist explains how the scientific breeding of our food supply into only the hardiest and tastiest varieties has made these crops susceptible to Mother Nature and discusses how a single bug or virus can now cause a massive collapse, "--NoveList

Table Of Contents

A banana in every bowl -- An island like ours -- The perfect pathological storm -- Escape is temporary -- My enemy's enemy is my friend -- Chocolate terrorism -- The meltdown of the chocolate ecosystem -- Prospecting for seeds -- the siege -- The grass eaters -- Henry Ford's jungle -- Why we need wild nature -- The Red Queen and the long game -- Fowler's ark -- Grains, guns, and desertification -- Preparing for the flood -- Epilogue: What do I do?

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