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Feed the planet a photographic journey to the world's food

"Acclaimed photographer George Steinmetz documents the awesome global effort that puts food on our tables and transforms the surface of the Earth. Feed the Planet brings the impact of visual images, accompanied by clear explanations and accurate information, to one of humanity's deepest needs, great...

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Main Author: Bourne, Joel K., Jr (Author)
Other Authors: Steinmetz, George (Photographer), Pollan, Michael (writer of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Abrams, 2024
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Agriculture > Pictorial works.
Food industry and trade > Pictorial works.
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Summary:"Acclaimed photographer George Steinmetz documents the awesome global effort that puts food on our tables and transforms the surface of the Earth. Feed the Planet brings the impact of visual images, accompanied by clear explanations and accurate information, to one of humanity's deepest needs, greatest pleasures, and most pressing challenges: Bringing nutritious and sustainably produced food to the Earth's growing population, in the face of destabilizing climate change. It's the rare book that reveals how the world works, laying the groundwork for thinking about how our personal choices shape the future well-being of everyone"--Amazon.com.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:255 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
ISBN:9781419774263
1419774263
Author Notes:George Steinmetz is an award-winning documentary photographer whose large-scale projects on pressing global issues have been published in National Geographic magazine, the New York Times, and many other leading publications. To create Feed the Planet, he visited more than 36 countries, 24 US states, and 5 oceans over the past decade. His books for Abrams include The Human Planet (2020), New York Air (2015), Desert Air (2012), Empty Quarter (2009), and African Air (2008). He lives in New Jersey with his wife, journalist Lisa Bannon. Joel K. Bourne Jr. is an award-winning environmental journalist and the author of The End of Plenty: The Race to Feed a Crowded World (2015). He is a former Senior Editor for the Environment at National Geographic magazine, where he remains a frequent contributor covering agriculture, energy, and environmental issues around the globe. He lives with his family in Wilmington, North Carolina. Michael Pollan is the author, most recently, of This Is Your Mind on Plants (2021) and How to Change Your Mind (2018). His Omnivore's Dilemma (2006) forever changed the way readers thought about food. A professor at Harvard University, he is the recipient of a James Beard Award among many others. He lives in Berkeley.

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