Reinventing the wheel milk, microbes, and the fight for real cheese / Bronwen Percival, Francis Percival.
| Author/creator | Percival, Bronwen |
| Other author | Percival, Francis, 1978- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | California studies in food and culture ; 65 California studies in food and culture ; 65. ^A469711 |
| Contents | Prologue : the lost world -- Ecologies -- Real cheese -- The third rail -- Breed -- Feed -- Microbe farming -- Risk -- Cultures -- Families and factories -- Expertise -- Markets -- Reinventing the wheel. |
| Abstract | "Reinventing the Wheel is equal parts popular science, history, and muckraking. Over the past hundred and fifty years, dairy farming and cheesemaking have been transformed, and this book explores what has been lost along the way. Today, using cutting-edge technologies like high-throughput DNA sequencing, scientists are beginning to understand the techniques of our great-grandparents. The authors describe how geneticists are helping conservationists rescue rare dairy cow breeds on the brink of extinction, microbiologists are teaching cheesemakers to nurture the naturally occurring microbes in their raw milk rather than destroying them, and communities of cheesemakers are producing "real" cheeses that reunite farming and flavor, rewarding diversity and sustainability at every level."--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017006845 |
| ISBN | 9780520290150 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |