Food and the City

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ISBN: 9781616144586 | 1616144580
Cover: Trade Paper
Copyright: 2/21/2012

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An award-winning food journalist examines alternative food systems in cities around the globe and chronicles a game-changing movement, a rebellion against the industrial food behemoth, and a reclaiming of communities to grow, distribute, and eat locally.

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Introduction	p. 9
The Facade of the Modern Grocery Store	p. 23
Industrial Food	p. 33
Industrial Eaters	p. 47
A World in Food Crisis	p. 59
The New Food Movement and the Rise of Urban Agriculture	p. 73
Paris: The Roots of Modern Urban Agriculture	p. 81
London: Capital Growth	p. 107
Southern California and Los Angeles: A Tale of Two Farms	p. 139
Vancouver: Canada's Left Coast	p. 159
Toronto: Cabbagetown 2.0	p. 199
Milwaukee: Growing a Social Revolution	p. 227
Detroit: Praying for an Economic Revolution	p. 241
Chicago: The Vertical Farm	p. 263
Cuba: Urban Agriculture on a National Scale	p. 283
Conclusion: Greening and Eating Our Cities	p. 307
Acknowledgments	p. 315
Glossary	p. 317
Resources for Urban Agriculturalists	p. 323
Notes	p. 331
Bibliography	p. 357
Index	p. 359
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