Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness
by Lisa Hamilton
The  unique stories of three farms, their struggles and triumphs and what sets them apart from the agribusinnes that dominate the United States.

Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals
by Temple Grandin
Grandin is the foremost authority on animal behavior. Her insights into the treatment of farm animals are insightful and sometimes shocking.

Eating Animals
by Jonathan Safran Foer
If you want to eat meat don’t read this book.   Safran Foer sets out on a quest to see what he morally can feed his young son and comes up with concrete choices.

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)
by Barbara Kingsolver
One family decides to eat almost all local for a year. The family moves from Arizona to Virginia and discovers the trials and tribulations of succeeding in this task.