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Earth Island Journal [1] editor and Terra Verde host Maureen Nandini Mitra talks with author and oral historian Shanna Farrell about her new book, A Good Drink: In Pursuit of Sustainable Spirits [2], that looks into the environmental footprint of the spirits industry and highlights the work of a passionate group of farmers, distillers, and bartenders across the US and beyond are seeking to reduce the environmental footprint of alcoholic beverages.

Read an excerpt from the book here [3].

 

 

 

[1] https://www.earthisland.org/journal/

[2] https://islandpress.org/books/good-drink

[3] https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/a-matter-of-spirits