Locavore Reading List
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
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Michael Pollan
4.19 avg rating — 208,899 ratings 
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Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally
by:
Alisa Smith
3.74 avg rating — 3,881 ratings 7. 
Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World
by:
Joel Salatin
4.21 avg rating — 4,556 ratings 
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Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, A Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese
by:
Brad Kessler
4.14 avg rating — 1,920 ratings 12. 
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Renewing America's Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continent's Most Endangered Foods
by:
Gary Paul Nabhan
4.02 avg rating — 91 ratings 14. 
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats 4.19 avg rating — 13,991 ratings
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Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living
by:
Doug Fine
3.48 avg rating — 1,834 ratings 17. 
Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures and Politics of Local Foods
by:
Gary Paul Nabhan
3.77 avg rating — 655 ratings 
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Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers' Markets
by:
Deborah Madison
3.98 avg rating — 2,194 ratings 20. 
Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection
by:
Jessica Prentice
4.24 avg rating — 594 ratings 21. 
The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir 4.07 avg rating — 5,827 ratings
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The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table
by:
Tracie McMillan
3.59 avg rating — 3,513 ratings 23. 
Eat Local: Simple Steps to Enjoy Real, Healthy & Affordable Food
by:
Jasia Steinmetz
3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings 25. 
Fields of Plenty: A Farmer's Journey in Search of Real Food and the People Who Grow It
by:
Michael Ableman
4.21 avg rating — 149 ratings 26. 
Gaining Ground: A Story Of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, And Saving The Family Farm 4.34 avg rating — 2,201 ratings
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Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly
by:
James McWilliams
3.70 avg rating — 663 ratings 
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The Accidental Farmers: A story of homesteading, prepping and an urban couple with a dream of farming in harmony with nature
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Tim Young
3.64 avg rating — 418 ratings 29. 
The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities
by:
Will Allen
3.96 avg rating — 1,567 ratings 
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Eating Wildly: Foraging for Life, Love and the Perfect Meal
by:
Ava Chin
3.86 avg rating — 573 ratings 35. 
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Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket (The Worldwatch Environmental Alert Series)
by:
Brian Halweil
3.86 avg rating — 109 ratings 36. 
It's a Long Road to a Tomato: Tales of an Organic Farmer Who Quit the Big City for the (NotSo) Simple Life
by:
Keith Stewart
3.86 avg rating — 325 ratings 36. 
Bringing the Food Economy Home: Local Alternatives to Global Agribusiness 3.77 avg rating — 26 ratings
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Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat
by:
Marta Zaraska
4.05 avg rating — 557 ratings 40. 
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Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health
by:
Jo Robinson
4.19 avg rating — 3,889 ratings 42. 
Unnaturally Delicious: How Science and Technology Are Serving Up Super Foods to Save the World
by:
Jayson Lusk
3.75 avg rating — 155 ratings 42. 
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The Art of Fermentation: An in-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World 4.43 avg rating — 4,737 ratings
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North Carolina’s Roadside Eateries: A Traveler’s Guide to Local Restaurants, Diners, and Barbecue Joints
by:
D.G. Martin
3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings 54. 
The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food
by:
Ben Hewitt
3.58 avg rating — 1,106 ratings 54. 
Farm-to-Table Desserts: 80 Seasonal, Organic Recipes Made from Your Local Farmers' Market
by:
Lei Shishak
3.48 avg rating — 31 ratings 
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PNW Veg: The Pacific Northwest Seasonal Vegetarian Cookbook (100 Recipes from Our Local Bounty)
by:
Kim O'Donnel
3.68 avg rating — 44 ratings 
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The Pub: A Cultural Institution - from Country Inns to Craft Beer Bars and Corner Locals
by:
Pete Brown
3.94 avg rating — 49 ratings 60. 
Seasonal Fruit Desserts: From Orchard, Farm, and Market
by:
Deborah Madison
4.12 avg rating — 325 ratings 60. 
America—Farm to Table: Simple, Delicious Recipes Celebrating Local Farmers
by:
Mario Batali
3.72 avg rating — 203 ratings 62. 
Cook Food: A Manualfesto for Easy, Healthy, Local Eating
by:
Lisa Jervis
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 124 ratings 62. 
The Best of Georgia Farms: A Cookbook and Tour Book
by:
Fred Brown
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 64. 
Lentil Underground: Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America
by:
Liz Carlisle
4.08 avg rating — 730 ratings 65. 
The Locavore Way: Discover and Enjoy the Pleasures of Locally Grown Food
by:
Amy Cotler
3.38 avg rating — 119 ratings 65. 
How To Pick A Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table
by:
Russ Parsons
3.86 avg rating — 695 ratings 67. 
Locavore: From Farmers Fields To Rooftop Gardens How Canadians Are Changing The Way We Eat
by:
Sarah Elton
3.84 avg rating — 230 ratings 67. 
The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet
by:
Kristin Ohlson
4.14 avg rating — 1,412 ratings 
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Backyard Farming: Home Harvesting: Canning and Curing, Pickling and Preserving Vegetables, Fruits and Meats
by:
Kim Pezza
3.17 avg rating — 42 ratings