Food Town, Usa - Seven Unlikely Cities That Are Changing the Way We Eat

Informationen zum Autor Mark Winne has held leadership positions with several nonprofit food organizations and food policy councils. He currently serves as a Senior Advisor to the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future and writes, trains, and speaks about the food system. He is the author of Closing the Food Gap , Food Rebels , and Stand Together or Starve Alone. Klappentext Look at any list of America's top foodie cities and you probably won't find Boise, Idaho or Sitka, Alaska. Yet they are the new face of the food movement. Healthy, sustainable fare is changing communities across this country, revitalizing towns that have been ravaged by disappearing industries and decades of inequity. What sparked this revolution? To find out, Mark Winne traveled to seven cities not usually considered revolutionary. He broke bread with brew masters and city council members, farmers and philanthropists, toured start-up incubators and homeless shelters. What he discovered was remarkable, even inspiring. The cities of Food Town, USA remind us that innovation is ripening all across the country, especially in the most unlikely places. Zusammenfassung Through interviews and reporting! Food Town! USA showcases innovative approaches to sustainable food that can be applied in any city.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Winne, Winne Mark
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781610919449
• ISBN: 978-1-61091-944-9
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy, Rural communities, Food & society, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING, Central / national / federal government policies, Cultural studies: food and society, Central government policies