For most people, grocery shopping is a mundane activity. Few stop to think about the massive, global infrastructure that makes it possible to buy Chilean grapes
Our reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in a food supply riddled with hidden environmental, economic and health care costs and beset by rising food
Analyses the roles of women and men in urban food production, and through case studies from three developing regions suggests how women's contribution might be
Faced with a global threat to food security, it is perfectly possible that society will respond, not by a dystopian disintegration, but rather by reasserting co
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 ci