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    • The Science of Flavor and the Search for the Origins of Wine
    • By: Kevin Begos
    • Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
    • Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 06-12-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 46 ratings
    • The characters in Tasting the Past include a young Swiss scientist who set out to decode the DNA of every single wine grape in the world; Middle Eastern researchers who seek to discover the wines that King David drank; and much more....

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    • What We'll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World
    • By: Amanda Little
    • Narrated by: Amanda Little
    • Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 06-04-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 203 ratings
    • In the fascinating story of the sustainable food revolution, an environmental journalist and professor asks the question: Is the future of food looking bleak - or better than ever? Climate models show that global crop production will decline every decade for the rest of this century....

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    • Inside Silicon Valley’s Mission to Change What We Eat
    • By: Larissa Zimberoff
    • Narrated by: Larissa Zimberoff
    • Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 06-22-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 66 ratings
    • Investigative reporter Larissa Zimberoff pokes holes in the marketing mania behind today’s changing food landscape and clearly shows the trade-offs of replacing real food with technology-driven approximations with news-breaking revelations....

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    • The Buying and Selling of Food in America
    • By: Michael Ruhlman
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
    • Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 05-16-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 219 ratings
    • In a culture obsessed with food - how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from, what is good for us - there are often more questions than answers....

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    • On the Trail of the World’s Most Seductive Scent, with Dreamers, Schemers, and Some Extraordinary Dogs
    • By: Rowan Jacobsen
    • Narrated by: Sam Rushton
    • Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 10-05-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
    • A captivating exploration into the secretive and sensuous world of truffles, the elusive food that has captured hearts, imaginations, and palates worldwide....

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    • The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply (Culture of the Land)
    • By: Vandana Shiva
    • Narrated by: Ginger White
    • Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 07-26-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
    • In Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply, Vandana Shiva explores the devastating effects of commercial agriculture and genetic engineering on the food we eat, the farmers who grow it, and the soil that sustains it....

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    • Understanding Faults in Wine
    • By: Jamie Goode
    • Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
    • Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 10-09-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 34 ratings
    • Jamie Goode brings his authoritative voice to the table once again to demystify the science behind what causes a good bottle of wine to go bad. By exposing the root causes of faults in wine, Flawless challenges us to rethink our assumptions about how wine should taste....

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    • The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats
    • By: Maryn McKenna
    • Narrated by: Xe Sands
    • Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 10-16-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 52 ratings
    • Acclaimed health journalist and National Geographic contributor Maryn McKenna documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from local delicacy to industrial commodity - and human health threat - uncovering the ways we can make America's favorite meat safer again....

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    • GMOs and the Threat to Our Food, Our Land, Our Future
    • By: Caitlin Shetterly
    • Narrated by: Caitlin Shetterly
    • Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
    • Release date: 09-20-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
    • A disquieting and meditative look at the issue that started the biggest food fight of our time: GMOs....

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    • The Future of the Last Wild Food
    • By: Paul Greenberg
    • Narrated by: Christopher Lane
    • Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 04-12-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
    • Investigating the forces that get fish to our dinner tables, Greenberg reveals our damaged relationship with the ocean and its inhabitants. Just three decades ago, nearly everything we ate from the sea was wild....

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    • Simple Methods for Nutrient-Rich Soil
    • By: Robert Pavlis
    • Narrated by: David Skulski
    • Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 04-28-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • With breathtaking clarity, Compost Science for Gardeners demystifies composting practices and helps listeners determine the best technique for their unique situation. This comprehensive science-based book is your key to building healthier soil and growing better plants....

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    • An Introduction to Commercial Grape Growing for Wine Production
    • By: Stephen Skelton MW
    • Narrated by: Stephen Skelton
    • Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 08-19-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • This second edition of Viticulture is an introduction to the professional world of growing grapes for wine production. It is written in an easy-to-digest style, arranged in 14 relatively short chapters, and illustrated with 100 photographs and charts....

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    • By: Stephen Yafa
    • Narrated by: Dana Hickox
    • Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 09-04-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
    • A Pollan-esque look at the truth about wheat: meal or menace? No topic in nutrition is more controversial than wheat....

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    • How I Learned to Live Off the Land
    • By: Kurt Timmermeister
    • Narrated by: Ax Norman
    • Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 06-27-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 309 ratings
    • When he purchased four acres of land on Vashon Island, Kurt Timmermeister was only looking for an affordable home near the restaurants he ran in Seattle....

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    • America’s Eden in an Age of Calamity
    • By: James Conaway
    • Narrated by: Tom Perkins
    • Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 03-06-18
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
    • Not so long ago, wine was an exclusively European product. Now it is thoroughly American; emblematic of Napa Valley, an area idealized as the epicenter of great wines and foods and a cultural tourist destination....

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    • The Hidden Battle for the World Food System
    • By: Raj Patel
    • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
    • Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 01-24-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 43 ratings
    • It's a perverse fact of modern life: There are more starving people in the world than ever before, while there are also more people who are overweight....

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    • Artificial Flesh and the Future of Food
    • By: Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft
    • Narrated by: Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft
    • Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 12-19-19
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
    • Meat Planet explores the quest to generate meat in the lab-a substance sometimes called "cultured meat" - and asks what it means to imagine that this is the future of food....

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    • The Natural Chemistry of Lime in Agriculture
    • By: Dr. V.A. Tiedjens
    • Narrated by: Frank Gerard
    • Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 02-24-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
    • This book by a distinguished agronomist and agricultural researcher shows farmers how they can increase their crop yields and reduce their production costs. More Food From Soil Science provides concrete examples of ways to help cure agricultural doldrums....

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    • The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil
    • By: Tom Mueller
    • Narrated by: Peter Ganim
    • Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 12-15-11
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 621 ratings
    • For millennia, fresh olive oil has been a necessity - for food, medicine, beauty, and religion....

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    • How Regenerative Grazing Can Restore Soils and Stabilize the Climate
    • By: Ridge Shinn, Lynn Pledger
    • Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser
    • Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 01-03-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • This book is for anyone wondering how our farmers and ranchers can raise cattle while also caring for the local and global environment. It includes a foreword by Gabe Brown, the bestselling author of Dirt to Soil....

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