Three. Agriculture: A Triumph of Hard Work

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction. Food—A Voyage of Discovery ix
4. One. Paradise: An Exceptional Ecology 1
5. Two. Eve’s Temptation: Apple and Hamburger 27
6. Three. Agriculture: A Triumph of Hard Work 49
7. Four. Bread: The Most Iconic of Foods 83
8. Five. Meat: Necessity and Luxury 103
9. Six. Liquid Paradise: Food from Water 141
10. Seven. Hairy Apples: The Challenge of Biotechnology 171
11. Eight. Homesick for Paradise: “Organic” and “Natural” 213
12. Nine. Biodiversity: From Landscape to Gene 243
13. Ten. Roast Wolf and Deconstructed Olive: Cooking and Eating as a Worldview 275
14. Eleven. Paradise on Every Street Corner: Food in the City 311
15. Twelve. An Embarrassment of Riches: The Food Chain 345
16. Thirteen. A Shrinking Paradise: Back to Scarcity? 375
17. Fourteen. A Paradise within Reach: Sustainable Food Production 403
18. Fifteen. Food: Irresistible and Emotionally Charged 437
19. Sixteen. In Conclusion: Eve’s Paradise 471
20. Bibliography 491
21. Index 519