Andrew Flachs, PhD., Associate Professor of Anthropology at Purdue University, and author of Feeding the World as If People Mattered: How Small Farms Produce Value Beyond Yields.

About this episode

Melinda Hemmelgarn discusses the value of small farms with Andrew Flachs, highlighting insights from his book.

Did you know that the push towards efficiency is often a trap? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Andrew Flachs, PhD., Associate Professor of anthropology at Purdue University, and food and farming systems researcher. He discusses highlights from his new book, Feeding the World as If People Mattered: How Small Farms Produce Value Beyond Yields. To receive a discount, use the code AZFLR which gives 30% off from the press website ( https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/feeding-the-world-as-if-people-mattered Related Websites: https://www.cla.purdue.edu/directory/profiles/andrew-flachs.html

People in this episode

Host: Melinda Hemmelgarn

Guest: Andrew Flachs

Topics covered

• small farms
• food systems
• efficiency
• anthropology
• sustainable agriculture

Keywords

• small farms
• food systems
• sustainability
• efficiency
• agriculture

Sponsors

University of Arizona Press

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Purdue University

Books & works: Feeding the World as If People Mattered: How Small Farms Produce Value Beyond Yields

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