Author Description

By the year 2050, Earth's population will double. If we continue with current farming practices, vast amounts of wilderness will be lost, millions of people and billions of animals will suffer, and the quality of life will plummet. The answer is "Tomorrow's Table." In this book, Pamela C. Ronald, a geneticist, and her husband, Raoul W. Adamchak, an organic farmer, take the reader inside their lives for a year. They show us that there are two sides to the story of food: the organic side and the genetic side. They argue that both are necessary to feed the world and protect the environment. They show how genetic engineering can be used to create crops that are more resistant to disease and pests, and how organic farming can be used to improve soil health and biodiversity. They also show how the two can work together to create a more sustainable food system.