Salt. As with many of his previous books, Kurlansky uses the story of one food to guide us through the arc of civilization itself. In modern times, milk has been at the center for the evolution of the food system: Dairy milk was the first food to be tested in laboratories and remains the world’s most regulated food. Not coincidentally, then, milk and its surrounding feuds are still ever-present, as dairy farmers brace for—and push back against—a future filled with more plant-based milk alternatives.

–Cathy Erway

The Omega Principle: Seafood And The Quest For A Long Life And A Healthier Planet

For his newest book, j ournalist and author Paul Greenberg (Four Fish, American Catch) returns to the topic of seafood, this time viewed through the frame of omega-3 fatty acids.and co-owner of Taqueria del Sol, which has seven locations throughout the South. His first cookbook is both generously instructive and yet defiant of conventions, mixing and mashing up the Mexican food of his heritage with his love of the American South—and finding the ways in which it intersects both deliciously and personally.

–Cathy Erway

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The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables

By Ben Hartman

By adapting the “lean manufacturing” production techniques developed by the car manufacturer Toyota, Ben Hartman has revolutionized his methods, cut down his work hours dramatically, and shrunk the size of his farm, all while making a better income. His 2015 book, The Lean Farm, detailed how lean manufacturing techniques could be broadly applied to agriculture; his new follow-up, The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables, goes