| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
335 pages ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
An eye-opening exploration of the commercial pork industry that tells you how you can bring home the bacon without compromising your conscience. |
| Note |
Portions of this book appeared in different forms in Eating well magazine, Onearth.com, and Gastronomica: the journal of food and culture. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-312) and index. |
| Contents |
Pig I. The nature of the beast. Hog sense ; Wild things ; Of hogs and humans -- Pig II. Life as as protein product. Big pig ; Hog hell ; Raising a stink ; Hog fights ; Hog wash ; Drug abuse ; A bitter end ; Life on the line ; The crate escape -- Pig III. When pigs fly. Three little pigs ; The pope of pork ; To market. |
| Subject |
Pork industry and trade.
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Sustainable agriculture.
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Swine.
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| ISBN |
9780393240245 |
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039324024X |
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