Abstract
This review examines Frontline Farmers: How the National Farmers Union Resists Agribusiness and Creates Our New Food Future, a new book about the activism of the National Farmers Union (NFU) over the past five decades. In this review I highlight the impact of the NFU in campaigns against the corporatization of the food system, their commitment to international and Indigenous solidarity, and the struggles faced by women within the organization. I also question the lack of discussion about solidarity with migrant farmworkers. Overall, this is an important book that is useful for food system activists, students and scholars.
Highlights
The new book Frontline Farmers: How the National Farmers Union Resists Agribusiness and Creates Our New Food Future edited by Annette Aurélie Desmarais is an important first-hand account of the activism of the National Farmers Union (NFU) over the past five decades
The majority of each chapter is devoted to a transcribed conversation between NFU members involved in that struggle
This conversational approach allows nuances to emerge and complexity to be explored. It allows small-scale farmers to share their considerable expertise based on their intimate, lived experiences on the land. This exploration of the diverse struggles and campaigns waged by NFU members against the corporatization of the food system provides an important account of the agrarian movement in Canada
Summary
The new book Frontline Farmers: How the National Farmers Union Resists Agribusiness and Creates Our New Food Future edited by Annette Aurélie Desmarais is an important first-hand account of the activism of the National Farmers Union (NFU) over the past five decades. Written for a general audience, this book is organized by chapters based on various struggles in which the NFU has been involved. The majority of each chapter is devoted to a transcribed conversation between NFU members involved in that struggle.
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