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From his undercover investigations of feed lots and slaughterhouses, to the rise of food contamination, the slave trade behind chocolate and coffee, what he calls the sham of vitamin water, and the effects of hormones on animals and animal products. In the face of financial challenges and daunting odds, allen built the. Growing healthy food, people, and communities pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you. Review of the good food revolution from amazon interesting life story, not much farming information. The good food revolution traces will allens personal history, the history of his family, the history of african americans in. A moving story of one mans success in producing healthy food for those who need it the most.
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