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In Closing the Food Gap, food activist and journalist Mark Winne poses questions too often overlooked in our current conversations around food: What about those people who are not financially able to make conscientious choices about where and how to get food? And in a time of rising rates of both diabetes and obesity, what can we do to make healthier foods available for everyone?To address these questions, Winne tells the story of how America's food gap has widened since the 1960s, when domestic poverty was "rediscovered," and how communities have responded with a slew of strategies and methods to narrow the gap, including community gardens, food banks, and farmers' markets. The story, however, is not only about hunger in the land of plenty and the organized efforts to reduce it; it is also about doing that work against a backdrop of ever-growing American food affluence and gastronomical expectations. With the popularity of Whole Foods and increasingly common community-supported agriculture (CSA), wherein subscribers pay a farm so they can have fresh produce regularly, the demand for fresh food is rising in one population as fast as rates of obesity and diabetes are rising in another. Over the last three decades, Winne has found a way to connect impoverished communities experiencing these health problems with the benefits of CSAs and farmers' markets; in Closing the Food Gap, he explains how he came to his conclusions. With tragically comic stories from his many years running a model food organization, the Hartford Food System in Connecticut, alongside fascinating profiles of activists and organizations in communities across the country, Winne addresses head-on the struggles to improve food access for all of us, regardless of income level. Using anecdotal evidence and a smart look at both local and national policies, Winne offers a realistic vision for getting locally produced, healthy food onto everyone's table. This powerful call to arms offers a realistic vision for getting locally produced, healthy food onto everyone’s table, “[blending] a passion for sustainable living with compassion for the poor” (Dr. Jane Goodall) In Closing the Food Gap , food activist and journalist Mark Winne poses questions too often overlooked in our current conversations around food: What about those people who are not financially able to make conscientious choices about where and how to get food? And in a time of rising rates of both diabetes and obesity, what can we do to make healthier foods available for everyone? To address these questions, Winne tells the story of how America’s food gap has widened since the 1960s, when domestic poverty was “rediscovered,” and how communities have responded with a slew of strategies and methods to narrow the gap, including community gardens, food banks, and farmers’ markets. The story, however, is not only about hunger in the land of plenty and the organized efforts to reduce it; it is also about doing that work against a backdrop of ever-growing American food affluence and gastronomical expectations. With the popularity of Whole Foods and increasingly common community-supported agriculture (CSA), wherein subscribers pay a farm so they can have fresh produce regularly, the demand for fresh food is rising in one population as fast as rates of obesity and diabetes are rising in another. Over the last three decades, Winne has found a way to connect impoverished communities experiencing these health problems with the benefits of CSAs and farmers’ markets; in Closing the Food Gap , he explains how he came to his conclusions. With tragically comic stories from his many years running a model food organization, the Hartford Food System in Connecticut, alongside fascinating profiles of activists and organizations in communities across the country, Winne addresses head-on the struggles to improve food access for all of us, regardless of income level. In Closing the Food Gap , food activist and journalist Mark Winne poses questions too often overlooked in our current conversations around What about those people who are not financially able to make conscientious choices about where and how to get food? And in a time of rising rates of both diabetes and obesity, what can we do to make healthier foods available for everyone? To address these questions, Winne tells the story of how America's food gap has widened since the 1960s, when domestic poverty was "rediscovered," and how communities have responded with a slew of strategies and methods to narrow the gap, including community gardens, food banks, and farmers' markets. The story, however, is not only about hunger in the land of plenty and the organized efforts to reduce it; it is also about doing that work against a backdrop of ever-growing American food affluence and gastronomical expectations. With the popularity of Whole Foods and increasingly common community-supported agriculture (CSA), wherein subscribers pay a farm so they can have fresh produce regularly, the demand for fresh food is rising in one population as fast as rates of obesity and diabetes are rising in another. Over the last three decades, Winne has found a way to connect impoverished communities experiencing these health problems with the benefits of CSAs and farmers' markets; in Closing the Food Gap , he explains how he came to his conclusions. With tragically comic stories from his many years running a model food organization, the Hartford Food System in Connecticut, alongside fascinating profiles of activists and organizations in communities across the country, Winne addresses head-on the struggles to improve food access for all of us, regardless of income level. Using anecdotal evidence and a smart look at both local and national policies, Winne offers a realistic vision for getting locally produced, healthy food onto everyone's table. In Closing The Food Gap, Food Activist And Journalist Mark Winne Poses Questions Too Often Overlooked In Our Current Conversations Around Food: What About Those People Who Are Not Financially Able To Make Conscientious Choices About Where And How To Get Food? And In A Time Of Rising Rates Of Both Diabetes And Obesity, What Can We Do To Make Healthier Foods Available For Everyone? To Address These Questions, Winne Tells The Story Of How America's Food Gap Has Widened Since The 1960s, When Domestic Poverty Was Rediscovered, And How Communities Have Responded With A Slew Of Strategies And Methods To Narrow The Gap, Including Community Gardens, Food Banks, And Farmers' Markets. The Story, However, Is Not Only About Hunger In The Land Of Plenty And The Organized Efforts To Reduce It; It Is Also About Doing That Work Against A Backdrop Of Ever-growing American Food Affluence And Gastronomical Expectations.--jacket. Introduction : I've Come To-- Shop? -- Suburbia, Environmentalism, And The Early Gurglings Of The Food Movement -- Reagan, Hunger, And The Rise Of Food Banks -- Farmer's Markets : Bringing Food To The People -- Community Gardens : Growing Our Own -- Food Banks : Waste Not, Want Not -- Re-storing America's Food Deserts -- Growing Obese And Diabetic : Going Local And Organic -- Community Supported Agriculture : Communities Find The Way -- Public Policy : Food For The People -- Income Disparities, Poverty, And The Food Gap -- Conclusion : Resetting America's Table. Mark Winne. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 195-199). Mark WinneClosing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of PlentyFrom the War on Poverty to new farmers’ markets, a food expert tackles America’s dangerous dietary splitLimp lettuce. Rotting apples. Dusty cans of spinach, corn, and peas under glaring fluorescent lights. Such a setting does not appeal to the modern shopper, who much prefers softly lit stores stocked with fresh produce and healthy prepared meals, or even open-air markets. But for many impoverished Americans, as Mark Winne explains, such pleasant shopping experiences are simply not an option.Closing the Food Gap tells the story of how we get our food: from poor people at food pantries or bodegas and convenience stores to the more comfortable classes, who increasingly seek out organic and local products. Winne’s exploration starts in the 1960s, when domestic poverty was "rediscovered", and shows how communities since that time have responded to malnutrition with a slew of strategies and methods. But the story is also about doing that work against a backdrop of ever-growing American food affluence and gastronomical expectations.Calling largely on his own experience in this field, mixing in surprisingly witty observations on our evolving relationships with food, Winne ultimately envisions realistic partnerships in which family farms and impoverished communities come together to address their continuing struggles. Cover 1 Copyright 5 Dedicated 6 Contents 10 Introduction - I’ve Come to . . . Shop? 12 The History 24 Chapter One - Suburbia, Environmentalism, and the Early Gurglings of the Food Movement 26 Chapter Two - Reagan, Hunger, and the Rise of Food Banks 44 The Reactions 58 Chapter Three - Farmers’ Markets: Bringing Food to the People 60 Chapter Four - Community Gardens: Growing Our Own 73 Chapter Five - Food Banks: Waste Not, Want Not 92 The Current Landscape 106 Chapter Six - Re-Storing America’s Food Deserts 108 Chapter Seven - Growing Obese and Diabetic; Going Local and Organic 133 Chapter Eight - Community Supported Agriculture: Communities Find the Way 160 Chapter Nine - Public Policy: Food for the People 172 Chapter Ten - Income Disparities, Poverty, and the Food Gap 196 Conclusion - Resetting America’s Table 206 A Note on Sources 218 9780807047309,9780807047323 From the Publisher: From the War on Poverty to new farmers' markets, a food expert tackles America's dangerous dietary split With a new Foreword Closing the Food Gap exposes America's dangerous dietary split: from patrons of food pantries, bodegas, and convenience stores to the more comfortable classes who increasingly seek out organic and local products. Calling largely on his own experience in food activism, and mixing in surprisingly witty observations, Mark Winne ultimately envisions realistic partnerships in which family farms and impoverished communities come together to get healthy, locally produced food onto everyone's table I've come to shop? Environmentalism, new suburbia, and the gurglings of an environmental movement Reagan, hunger, and the rise of food banks Farmer's markets : bringing food to the people Community gardens : growing our own Food banks : waste not, want not Restoring America's food deserts Growing obese and diabetic : going local and organic Community supported agriculture : communities find the way Public policy : food for the people Income disparities, poverty, and the food gap Conclusion : resetting America's table.