Organic Agriculture: Protecting Our Food Supply or Chasing Imaginary Risks?

by Jack L. Roberts

Once embraced only by environmentalists and "health nuts," the organic agriculture movement is flourishing in the United States. With this popularity has come a heated national debate. Supporters of organic farming are concerned about the use of pesticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics, growth-hormones, and genetic modification in traditional agriculture. They favor natural farming practices, which they believe produce healthier food, as well...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076136434X
• ISBN13: 9780761364344
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary