A global movement to take back our food is growing. The future of
farming is in our hands-and in our cities.This book examines alternative
food systems in cities around the globe that are shortening their food
chains, growing food within their city limits, and taking their "food
security" into their own hands. The author, an award-winning food
journalist, sought out leaders in the urban-agriculture movement and
visited cities successfully dealing with "food deserts." What she found
was not just a niche concern of activists but a global movement that
cuts across the private and public spheres, economic classes, and
cultures. She describes a global movement happening from London and
Paris to Vancouver and New York to establish alternatives to the
monolithic globally integrated supermarket model. A cadre of
forward-looking, innovative people has created growing spaces in cities:
on rooftops, backyards, vacant lots, along roadways, and even in
"vertical farms." Whether it's a community public orchard supplying the
needs of local residents or an urban farm that has reclaimed a derelict
inner city lot to grow and sell premium market veggies to restaurant
chefs, the urban food revolution is clearly underway and working.This
book is an exciting, fascinating chronicle of a game-changing movement,
a rebellion against the industrial food behemoth, and a reclaiming of
communities to grow, distribute, and eat locally.
