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Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front

by Joel Salatin

A farmer’s account of local food and regulation

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A farmer’s account of local food and regulation

Drawing on four decades in ecological farming and marketing, Joel Salatin examines the rules and inspection systems that shape what food reaches local markets. The book connects those regulations to a broader contrast between community-based commerce and industrial, global food systems, and considers how that structure affects the availability and cost of local food. Its subject spans agricultural policy, food marketing, and consumer choice, offering a farm-centered perspective on the forces behind the modern food marketplace.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in local food systems and agricultural policy
  • Those exploring the relationship between food regulation and small-scale commerce
  • Readers seeking a farmer’s perspective on industrial food production

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Local food commerceAgricultural regulationIndustrial food systemsConsumer choice

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Book overview

Drawing upon 40 years' experience as an ecological farmer and marketer, Joel Salatin explains with humor and passion why Americans do not have the freedom to choose the food they purchase and eat. From child labor regulations to food inspection, bureaucrats provide themselves sole discretion over what food is available in the local marketplace. Their system favors industrial, global corporate food systems and discourages community-based food commerce, resulting in homogenized selection, mediocre quality, and exposure to non-organic farming practices. Salatin's expert insight explains why local food is expensive and difficult to find and will illuminate for the reader a deeper understanding of the industrial food complex.
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