When city-dwelling journalist Kiera Butler visits a county fair for
the first time, she is captivated by the white-uniformed members of
the 4-H club and their perfectly groomed animals. She sets off on a
search for a real" 4-H'er, a hypothetical wholesome youth whom she
imagines wearing cowboy boots and living on a ranch. Along the way,
she meets five teenage 4-H'ers from diverse backgrounds and gets to
know them as they prepare to compete at the fair. Butler's
on-the-ground account of the teens' concerns with their goats,
pigs, sheep, proms, and SAT scores is interwoven with a fascinating
history of the century-old 4-H club as it solicits corporate
donations from top agribusiness firms such as DuPont, Monsanto, and
Cargill. Her quest takes her from California's cities and suburbs
all the way to Ghana, where she investigates 4-H's unprecedented
push to expand its programs in the developing world and the
corporate partnership that is supporting this expansion. Raise
masterfully combines vivid accounts from a little-known subculture
with a broader analysis of agriculture education today, using 4-H
as a lens through which to view the changing landscape of farming
in America and the rest of the world. Lively, deeply informed, and
perceptive in its analysis, Raise provides answers to complex
questions about our collective concern over the future of food.
Photographs by Rafael Roy.
General
Imprint: |
University of California Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2014 |
First published: |
November 2014 |
Authors: |
Kiera Butler
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Dimensions: |
203 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
216 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-520-27580-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Professional & Technical >
Agriculture & farming >
General
|
LSN: |
0-520-27580-2 |
Barcode: |
9780520275805 |
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