Why do you think the author chose to center the book on interviews with farmers?
Why do you think the farming industry employs such a large percentage of immigrant workers?
How does the influx of foreign workers transform American communities and culture?
Why do you think Americans spend so much less on food than other people in the world?
Does this reflect on how Americans feel about food?
How does the presence or absence of farmland affect your community or local landscape?
John Huschle talks about his role in the global economy and the WTO—how does consumerism in your own life
play a part in the global economy?
Much of the transformation of farmland to suburbs come from
the “American Dream” of owning a home. What part of the American Dream do you want?
Does it influence how much you consume?
Much of the book emphasizes the importance of local food. In the area where you live, is there a
farmers’ market? Have you attended? Why or why not?
In your opinion, is it possible for all communities to produce food? Do you ever think it would be possible to
depend less on corporate agriculture and more on family farms?
Organic food and agriculture tend to be associated with white communities and farmers. Is this true?
How can the sustainable agriculture movement become diversified?
The farmers in this book are a diverse group of people, but many of them didn’t start out farming—they made a radical
transformation in their lives from one career to another. How do you feel their choices affected their lives and families?
If you were to start a new career, what would it be?
Why do you think the author chose to center the book on interviews with farmers? 
