It's holiday baking season! AgBookClub's December selection, Baking Powder Wars: The Cutthroat Food Fight that Revolutionized Cooking by Linda Civitello, is the story that you didn't know existed. It's an account of brand wars, bribery, and slander over something as minute as the baking staple you forget is hanging out in the back of your… Continue reading December 2020 – Baking Powder Wars
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September 2020 – The Fault Lines of Farm Policy
AgBookClub's September selection, The Fault Lines of Farm Policy: A Legislative and Political History of the Farm Bill by Jonathan Coppess, couldn't have come at a more relevant time as farmers face many challenges in the marketplace. This book is a historical review of farm policy and how the Farm Bill as we know it… Continue reading September 2020 – The Fault Lines of Farm Policy
August 2020 – Butter: A Rich History
AgBookClub's August selection, Butter: A Rich History by Elaine Khosrova, "serves up a story as rich, textured, and culturally relevant as butter itself." "From its humble agrarian origins to its present-day artisanal glory, butter has a fascinating story to tell, and Khosrova is the perfect person to tell it. With tales about the ancient butter… Continue reading August 2020 – Butter: A Rich History
May 2020 – The Food Explorer
AgBookClub's May selection, The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats by Daniel Stone, follows the adventures of David Fairchild. In the nineteenth century, Americans had a relatively bland diet by today's standards. By the turn of the twentieth century, Fairchild began to change that, exploring the globe and… Continue reading May 2020 – The Food Explorer
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