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Fair Food: Growing A Healthy, Sustainable Food System For All (2011)

by Oran B. Hesterman(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1610390067 (ISBN13: 9781610390064)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

PublicAffairs

review 1: This is a straightforward and informative book about the vast problems with our food system, how things got so bad, and what we can all do to fix it, beyond eating organic good to feel good about ourselves. Some readers were disappointed that it didn't offer information they didn't already know, but to people fairly new to the policies and politics behind corporate farming, it's very useful. I wanted to get up to speed on the Farm Bill, and this book helped a great deal. There's also a section on resources in your community and examples of innovative people and orgs- not an exhaustive list by a long shot, but he has a website that's updated regularly. This is a fast developing field and it's up to is to keep up and continue the momentum.
review 2: After reading... more this book a number of months ago, I still think about it's impact. The first half of the book overviews the local food movement, so if you are well-versed in this area, not a lot is new (but it is a great primer for those just jumping in). Where this book packed a wallop is how to move from personal choices to community action where only collectively can we change all that is wrong with our industrial food system -- and leverage what is done right. less

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