Beth Hoffman

Bet the Farm

The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Eloquent and detailed...precise and well-thought-out...Read her book -- and listen." -- Jane Smiley, The Washington Post. In her late 40s, Beth Hoffman decided to upend her comfortable life as a professor and journalist to move to her husband's family ranch in Iowa--all for the dream of becoming a farmer. There was just one problem: money. Half of America's two million farms made less than $300 in 2019, and many struggle just to stay afloat. Bet the Farm chronicles this struggle through Beth's eyes. She must contend with her father-in-law, who is reluctant to hand over control of the land. Growing oats is good for the environment but ends up being very bad for the wallet. And finding somewhere, in the midst of COVID-19, to slaughter grass finished beef is a nightmare. If Beth can't make it, how can farmers who confront racism, lack access to land, or don't have other jobs to fall back on hack it? Bet the Farm is a first-hand account of the perils of farming today and a personal exploration of more just and sustainable ways of producing food.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Island Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781642833904
• ISBN-10: 1642833908
• Artikelnr.: 70942185

Autorenporträt

Beth Hoffman is a beginning farmer on almost 530 acres in Iowa. For the last twenty years, she has worked as a journalist covering food and agriculture. Her work has been aired and published on NPR's Morning Edition , The Guardian, The Salt, Latino USA, and the News Hour.