Where am I eating an adventure through the global food economy / An Adventure Through the Global Food Economy

Bridges The Gap Between Global Farmers And Fishermen And American Consumers America Now Imports Twice As Much Food As It Did A Decade Ago. What Does This Increased Reliance On Imported Food Mean For The People Around The Globe Who Produce Our Food? Kelsey Timmerman Set Out On A Global Quest To Meet The Farmers And Fisherman Who Grow And Catch Our Food, And Also Worked Alongside Them: Loading Lobster Boats In Nicaragua, Splitting Cocoa Beans With A Machete In Ivory Coast, And Hauling Tomatoes In Ohio. Where Am I Eating? Tells Fascinating Stories Of The Farmers And Fishermen Around The World Who Produce The Food We Eat, Explaining What Their Lives Are Like And How Our Habits Affect Them. This Book Shows How What We Eat Affects The Lives Of The People Who Produce Our Food. Through Compelling Stories, Explores The Global Food Economy Including Workers Rights, The Global Food Crisis, Fair Trade, And Immigration. Author Kelsey Timmerman Has Spoken At Close To 100 Schools Around The Globe About His First Book, Where Am I Wearing: A Global Tour Of The Countries, Factories, And People That Make Our Clothes He Has Been Featured In The Financial Times And Has Discussed Social Issues On Npr's Talk Of The Nation And Fox News Radio Where Am I Eating? Does Not Argue For Or Against The Globalization Of Food, But Personalizes It By Observing The Hope And Opportunity, And Sometimes The Lack Thereof, Which The Global Food Economy Gives To The World's Poorest Producers-- Machine Generated Contents Note: Pt. I Coffee: Product Of Colombia -- Ch. 1 The Starbucks Experience -- Ch. 2 The Grande Gringo Picks Coffee -- Ch. 3 The Cup Of Excellence -- Ch. 4 The Heart Of The World -- Pt. Ii Chocolate: Product Of West Africa -- Ch. 5 Solo Man -- Ch. 6 Slavery And Freedom -- Ch. 7 Is It Peace? -- Pt. Iii Banana: Product Of Costa Rica -- Ch. 8 The Banana Worker's Commute -- Ch. 9 Banana Worker For The Day -- Ch. 10 Nowhere To Go But Bananas -- Pt. Iv Lobster: Product Of Nicaragua -- Ch. 11 Life, Death, And Lobster -- Ch. 12 The Lobster Trap -- Ch. 13 The Future Of Fish -- Pt. V Apple Juice: Product Of Michigan China -- Ch. 14 No Apples -- Ch. 15 Mr. Feng's Apple Empire -- Ch. 16 As American As Apple Juice Concentrate From China -- Pt. Vi My Life: Product Of Usa -- Ch. 17 Food As Faith -- Ch. 18 Farmers No More -- Ch. 19 Imagined Futures -- Ch. 20 Decisions About Man And Land. Kelsey Timmerman. Includes Bibliographical References. Bridges the gap between global farmers and fishermen and American consumers America now imports twice as much food as it did a decade ago. What does this increased reliance on imported food mean for the people around the globe who produce our food? Kelsey Timmerman set out on a global quest to meet the farmers and fisherman who grow and catch our food, and also worked alongside them: loading lobster boats in Nicaragua, splitting cocoa beans with a machete in Ivory Coast, and hauling tomatoes in Ohio. Where Am I Eating? tells fascinating stories of the farmers and fishermen around the world who produce the food we eat, explaining what their lives are like and how our habits affect them. This book shows how what we eat affects the lives of the people who produce our food. Through compelling stories, explores the global food economy including workers rights, the global food crisis, fair trade, and immigration.Author Kelsey Timmerman has spoken at close to 100 schools around the globe about his first book, Where Am I Wearing: A Global Tour of the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes He has been featured in the Financial Times and has discussed social issues on NPR's Talk of the Nation and Fox News RadioWhere Am I Eating? does not argue for or against the globalization of food, but personalizes it by observing the hope and opportunity, and sometimes the lack thereof, which the global food economy gives to the world's poorest producers.The EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices.

Bridges the gap between global farmers and fishermen and American consumers

America now imports twice as much food as it did a decade ago. What does this increased reliance on imported food mean for the people around the globe who produce our food? Kelsey Timmerman set out on a global quest to meet the farmers and fisherman who grow and catch our food, and also worked alongside them: loading lobster boats in Nicaragua, splitting cocoa beans with a machete in Ivory Coast, and hauling tomatoes in Ohio. Where Am I Eating? tells fascinating stories of the farmers and fishermen around the world who produce the food we eat, explaining what their lives are like and how our habits affect them.

This book shows how what we eat affects the lives of the people who produce our food. Through compelling stories, explores the global food economy including workers rights, the global food crisis, fair trade, and immigration.

• Author Kelsey Timmerman has spoken at close to 100 schools around the globe about his first book, Where Am I Wearing: A Global Tour of the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes
• He has been featured in the Financial Times and has discussed social issues on NPR's Talk of the Nation and Fox News Radio

Where Am I Eating? does not argue for or against the globalization of food, but personalizes it by observing the hope and opportunity, and sometimes the lack thereof, which the global food economy gives to the world's poorest producers.

In 2010 imports accounted for 86% of Americas seafood, 50% of its fresh fruit, and 18% of its fresh vegetables. Americans are now importing twice as much food as we were a decade ago. But what does this increased reliance on imported food mean for the people around the globe that produce our food - the people that feed us? In the vein of the authors first book Where am I Wearing?, Where Am I Eating? will bridge the gap between global farmers and fisherman and American consumers. Not only will Timmerman set out on a global quest to meet the workers that nurture, harvest, and hunt our food, he will work alongside them: diving for lobster in Nicaragua, harvesting bananas in Costa Rica, lugging sacks of cocoa beans in Cote dIvoire, picking coffee beans in Colombia and tomatoes in Indiana. Through their lives he will explore the global food economy and the issues surrounding it such as globalization, workers and human rights, the global food crisis, fair trade, and immigration. Most books on the food industry, from Fast Food Nation to Omnivores Dilemma, have focused on the environmental, political, and health aspects of what we eat. Where Am I Eating? shows the producers who anchor the opposite end of the global food economy. How does what we eat affect them? It will neither argue for or against the globalization of food, but simply personalize it by observing the hope and opportunity, and the lack of both, which the global food economy gives to the worlds poorest producers. A deeply human-centered perspective on the origins of America's food Where Am I Eating? bridges the gap between global food producers and the American consumer, providing an insightful look at how our eating habits affect farmers and fishermen around the world.