Rain Forest in Your Kitchen: The Hidden Connection Between Extinction And Your Supermarket

by Martin Teitel, Jeremy Rifkin (Foreword)

The biodiversity crisis—the extinction of thousands of species of plants and animals—is not just a faraway problem for scientists to solve. Instead, the crisis is as close as our backyards, our gardens, and our refrigerator shelves. This engaging, practical guide inspires average Americans to wield their consumer power in favor of protecting the world's plant and animal species.Environmentalist activist Martin Teitel offers compelling evidence that by slightly modifying how we shop, eat, and garden, we can collectively influence the operating decisions of today's corporate agribusiness and help preserve our precious genetic resources. Teitel offers strategies so simple that they require no significant lifestyle change or expense.

Genres: Nonfiction, Environment

126 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1992

Reviews

[Anne Louise Merrill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hugely influential to me. I checked it out of the library when it was first published and it completely changed the way I see groceries.

[Cathy Hartle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good companion book to another I'm currently reading, The Omnivore's Dilemma. Small, easy to read book, with practical, doable steps to help make a difference in maintaining (or increasing) the diversity of our food supply.

[Painting · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned to think about and appreciate genetic diversity without having to read a huge volume about it.