Grade 9 to 12.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Can we feed the world without corporate farms? -- Industrial farming may not be as bad as we think / Steve Savage -- Corporate, industrial agriculture has already failed to feed the world / Dawn Gifford -- Sustainable farming methods will provide not just more food, but better food / Zareen Pervez Bharucha -- Organic crops alone can't feed the world / James E. McWilliams -- Organic farming methods are almost as productive as conventional methods / Lauren C. Ponisio -- "Can organic farming feed the world?" is not even the right question / Brian Halweil -- Is corporate farming environmentally sustainable? -- American's political commitment to producing corn at the expense of other crops damages the environment / Bill Hewitt -- Modern industrial agriculture is destroying the ecosystem / Peter Saunders -- The scientific debate about gm foods is over : they're safe / Michael White -- Factory farming needs more government regulation / Will Allen -- Sloppy analysis shakes the public?s faith in science / Geoffrey Kabat -- An agricultural shift in cuba could mean ecological disaster / Miguel Altieri -- Is corporate farming economically sustainable? -- Local food economies can thrive / Olga Bonfiglio -- Farms get big out of economic necessity / Carrie Mess -- Small farming could create jobs, if big industry would step back and let them / Gene Logsdon -- Family farming can't support a family / Jaclyn Moyer -- Corporate farming is more economically efficient than family farming in most / Circumstances -- Nathan Wittmaack -- Is corporate farming morally justifiable? -- Those who say gmos are safe to eat are not objective / Nadia Prupis -- Opposition to genetically engineered foods is based on bad science and dishonest hype / Layla Katiraee -- Genetically engineered crops are safe to eat / Kelly Servick -- Pesticides, not GMOs, are harming farmworkers and children in rural areas / Liza Gross -- Democracy demands that control of the food system be in the hands of the citizens / Alana Mann -- Periodical and internet sources bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index.