Ruth Owen

Growing and Eating Green: Careers in Farming, Producing, and Marketing Food (Green-collar Careers) Ruth Owen

This book for middle schoolers covers the multitude of ways that growing, raising, and marketing organic and fair trade foods can complement Earth's ecosystems, provide wonderful improvements in the quality of our lives, and offer stimulating career opportunities. From sustainable farming and veterinary medicine to cooking and culinary arts, food co-ops, and other alternative ways of packaging, buying, and selling what we eat -- this volume explores exciting occupations related to greener ways of producing and consuming food.