The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (638 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592407609 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Interesting Life Story, Not much Farming Information Mr. Allen's life story is very interesting and his struggles with racism are enlightening, but I was hoping for more information about his urban farming techniques. If you want a good book, this is a good book, but if you want to learn how to do what Mr. Allen is doing then you'll need to go to other books that are more focused on technique.. Farmerbec said Wonderful Writing. As a small farmer in an urbanized community, I was very excited to read a more in-depth book about Will Allen. I found this book to be very well-written with lovely side stories about the intriguing people that play important roles in his business and life. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in urban or small plot farming, to those interested in ensuring healthy food is available across the economic spe. "Thoughtful and inspiring" according to Joan Fischer. Michael Pollan helped our understanding of the "good food" movement go mainstream---but until now, mostly unsung, have been efforts to get good food to the people who need it most (i.e. beyond Whole Foods shoppers and the usual "crunchy" milieu). For nearly 20 years, Will Allen has been growing good food in communities that have little access to it and teaching others to do the same. Allen's story shows us how growing good
A moving story of one man’s success in producing healthy food for those who need it the most.” — Kirkus Reviews“Far more than a book about food, The Good Food Revolution captivates your heart and mind with the sheer passion of compelling and righteous innovation. Wow!” — Joel Salatin, Author and Farmer at Polyface Farm, Inc.“Will Allen is a hero and an inspiration to urban farmers everywhere. Now, with The Good Food Revolution, we learn how Allen rediscovered the power of agriculture, and in doing so transformed a city, its community, and eventually the world
. After retiring from professional basketball and executive positions at Kentucky Fried Chicken and Procter & Gamble, Will Allen became the CEO of Growing Power. He lives in Milwaukee. Charles Wilson is a journalist and the coauthor with Eric Schlosser of the #1 New York Times bestselling children’s book Chew on This: Everything You Don’t Want to Know About Fast Food
The area was a food desert with only convenience stores and fast-food restaurants to serve the needs of locals. Today, Allen's organization helps develop community food systems across the country. Despite financial challenges and daunting odds, Allen built the country's preeminent urban farm-a food and educational center that now produces enough produce and fish year-round to feed thousands. An eco-classic in the making, The Good Food Revolution is the story of Will's personal journey, the lives he has touched, and a grassroots movement that is changing the way our nation eats.. But after years in professional basketball and as an executive for Kentucky Fried Chicken and Procter & Gamble, he cashed in his retirement fund for a two-acre plot just outside Milwaukee's largest public housing project. Employing young people from the neighboring housing project and community, Growing Power shows how local food systems can help troubled youths, dismantle racism, create jobs, bring urban