Ronald, Pamela C.

Tomorrow's table : organic farming, genetics, and the future of food / Pamela C. Ronald and Raoul W. Adamchak. - New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xvii, 208 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-197) and index.

Cultivating rice in Nihe, China and Davis, California -- Why organic agriculture? -- The tools of organic agriculture -- The tools of genetic engineering -- Legislating lunch -- Who can we trust? -- Is GE food risky to eat? -- Conserving wildlands -- Weeds, gene flow, and the environment -- Who owns the seed? -- Who owns the genes? -- Deconstructing dinner: genetically engineered, organically grown.

9780195301755 (alk. paper) 9780195393576 (pbk.)


Food--Biotechnology.
Genetically modified foods.
Organic farming.
Genetic engineering.

664 / RON 2008