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Food And The City: Urban Agriculture And The New Food Revolution (2012)

by Jennifer Cockrall-King(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1616144580 (ISBN13: 9781616144586)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Prometheus Books

review 1: I really enjoyed this exploration into urban agriculture, especially by a local author. Cockrall-King has a great style, not overwhelming the reader with jargon or lecturing, and a nicely engaged but still impartial narrative approach. By focusing on different cities in each of the latter chapters, we see how different regions, based on history, climate, and culture, focus on the issues of food security and see the larger picture the author builds: that there is no one surefire answer, no one magic bullet to solve our food issues, but there are a lot of overlapping approaches that, together, may just change the way we eat.
review 2: I really enjoyed the interesting facts scattered throughout the pages of this book. I felt a drive to share them with Twitter foll... moreowers, co-workers, friends, just anyone I was around at the time I was reading. I actually enjoyed this more than your typical "food revolution" books (aka anything by Michael Pollan) because of the way each chapter was arranged to show real-life examples in a different city. I also really liked the inclusion of a chapter on Cuba, which seems to be me to be a country that is not as well-researched when it comes to food security and food movements. The first chapter is full of many surprising stats that draw the reader in. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in food security, going local, slow food, etc. However, I don't think someone not interested in those topics would enjoy the book simply because they wouldn't find as much interest in the subject matter (not because it's poorly written). less

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