Fair food : growing a healthy, sustainable food system for all

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781610390064
ISBN: 1610390067
ISBN: 9781610390071
ISBN: 1610390075
Physical Description: print
pdf/application
xvi, 302 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Our broken food system. The system and its dysfunctions ; The problem is ... -- Principles of a fair food system. A fair food system ; Strength through diversity ; Nurturing the land that feeds us ; Feeding the green economy -- From conscious consumer to engaged citizen. Becoming a fair food activist ; Institutional change ; Shifting public policy ; Resources.