Fair Food : Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All

A host of books and films in recent years have documented the dangers of our current food system, from chemical runoff to soaring rates of diet-related illness to inhumane treatment of workers and animals. But advice on what to do about it largely begins and ends with the admonition to "eat local or "eat organic." Fair Food is an enlightening and inspiring guide to changing not only what we eat, but how food is grown, packaged, delivered, marketed, and sold. Oran B. Hesterman shows how our system's dysfunctions are unintended consequences of our emphasis on efficiency, centralization, higher yields, profit, and convenience — and defines the new principles, as well as the concrete steps, necessary to restructuring it. Along the way, he introduces people and organizations across the country who are already doing this work in a number of creative ways, from bringing fresh food to inner cities to fighting for farm workers' rights to putting cows back on the pastures where they belong. He provides a wealth of practical information for readers who want to get more involved. Our Food System Is Broken, And It's Endangering What's Most Precious To Us: Our Environment, Our Health, Our Soil And Water, And Our Future. In Recent Years, A Host Of Books And Films Have Compellingly Documented The Dangers. But Advice On What To Do About Them Largely Begins And Ends With The Admonition To “eat Local” Or “eat Organic.” Longtime Good Food Pioneer Oran Hesterman Knows That We Can't Fix The Broken System Simply By Changing What's On Our Own Plates: The Answer Lies Beyond The Kitchen. In Fair Food He Shares An Inspiring And Practical Vision For Changing Not Only What We Eat, But How Food Is Grown, Packaged, Delivered, Marketed, And Sold. He Introduces People And Organizations Across The Country Who Are Already Doing This Work In A Number Of Creative Ways, And Provides A Wealth Of Practical Information For Readers Who Want To Get More Involved. Describes the dysfunctions in the current food system, from chemical runoff to inhumane treatment of animals, and presents new principles and concrete steps to restructure how food is grown, packaged, delivered, marketed, and sold. "An important, accessible book on a crucial subject. The author ... writes about reform efforts with contagious energy and palpable authority. Food for thought and action."--The New York Times