No Farms, No Food - Uniting Farmers Environmentalists to Transform American Agriculture

Since 1980, American Farmland Trust (AFT) has been bringing farmers and environmentalists together to work for healthy land and a healthy food system. No Farms, No Food traces the development of this powerful coalition, responsible for landmark achievements in farmland preservation and conservation practices.

With leadership from AFT, that constituency drove through Congress the first "Conservation Title" in the history of the U.S. Farm Bill; oversaw the development of agriculture conservation easement programs throughout the country; and continues to develop innovative approaches to sustainable agriculture.

No Farms, No Food is both an inspiring history of agricultural conservation and a practical guide to creating an effective advocacy organization. This is an essential read for everyone who cares about the future of our food, farms, and environment.

About the author

Don Stuart is a former director for AFT's Pacific Northwest Regional Office and has also served as executive director for the Washington Association of Conservation Districts and executive director for Salmon for Washington, a nonprofit trade association. Stuart is the author of Barnyards and Birkenstocks: Why Farmers and Environmentalists Need Each Other.

Summary

This inside story of the American Farmland Trust shows how the powerful coalition between environmentalists and farmers was built.

Product details

• Authors: Australia, Don Stuart
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781642832310
• ISBN: 978-1-64283-231-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, United States of America, USA, Food security & supply, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING, Food security and supply