In Farm to the Table: What All Americans Need to Know About Agriculture, author Gary Holthaus' emphasis on narrative overshadows the goal of his book, Kentuckian David Mudd writes in a review for the Daily Yonder. Mudd concedes that Holthaus' 2006 University Press of Kentucky book, recently issued in paperback, provides "succinct" information on the current agricultural landscape, and compelling evidence that big agricultural operations are not sustainable long-term, but says other writers provide similar information with less extraneous information."Story-telling is a worthy skill in a writer of books. But the urge can get out of hand and become seriously off-putting in nonfiction," writes Mudd. "In From Farm to Table, we must hike through five chapters before getting to what we really 'need to know.' For example, will the U.S. be able to go on feeding itself as ever-rising energy costs erase the rationales for mega-farming and long-distance transport of agricultural products? That's a compelling question, even for people who don't give a fig about farming." (Read more)
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