An ecoclassic in the making, the good food revolution is the story of wills personal journey, the lives he has touched, and a grassroots movement that is changing the way our nation eats. Oct 19, 2009 by bringing locally grown, organic, nutritiously rich food to a table near you, the good food revolution can help us tackle health care and global warming, and benefit us all. Pdf the good food revolution download full pdf book. Already a passionate farmer, allen decided to risk it all in 1993 to grow affordable, locally grown food for and with innercity residents using creative techniques with greenhouses, fish tanks and lots of worms.
Sep 15, 2012 the good food revolution is a memoir of an ordinary person doing extraordinary things one of my favorite types of books. Will allen, author of the 2012 book the good food revolution. By bringing locally grown, organic, nutritiously rich food to a table near you, the good food revolution can help us tackle health care and global warming, and benefit us all. Will allen recounts his career change from a former professional basketball player and executive at proctor and gamble to urban farmer. The commercialization of meat production illustrates most clearly how taking control of our food supply domesticating, breeding, and artificial feeding has affected its nutritional. In the world of food activism, will allen is a superstar. The good food revolution foreword and chapters 14 summary. An ecoclassic 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. The british industrial revolution in global perspective. The story is deeply personal, yet told in a way that we can all feel like we are a part of it and of the future envisioned by will allen.
The good food revolution traces will allens personal history, the history of his family, the history of african americans in agriculture, and the stories of several lives that intersected with mr. I read this book because i wanted to learn how will allen urban farms, and while i did. Foreword summary eric schlosser, investigative journalist and author of the 2012 nonfiction work fast food nation, welcomes readers in his foreword to will allens the good food revolution with a discussion of race relations in america and its impact on food production, both historically and currently. In the second part of the book, allen switches into a. The good food revolution will inspire you to plant something anything whether a container garden on an apartment balcony or rows and rows of produce on an urban, suburban, or rural farm. Born and raised on a small farm in maryland, allen learned the skills of farm labor from a young age. This 49page guide for the good food revolution by will allen includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 15 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten. May 10, 2012 today, allen s organization helps develop community food systems across the country. Growing healthy food, people, and communities kindle edition by allen, will, charles wilson.
So without further hesitation let us start to unpack allens account of the worlds first industrial revolution. There are fundamental lessons in allens work that all. In the good food revolution allen argues that if we can take control of the food system in our urban communities and if we can knit together the broken fabric between local farmers and our cities, we can provide a chance for people to live with greater dignity. 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. By will allen, charles wilson, eric schlosser foreword by gotham books, 97815921, 256pp. This 49page guide for the good food revolution by will allen includes detailed. Allen tells both stories in his new book, the good food revolution. There are fundamental lessons in allens work that all leaders can learn from. Today, allen s organization helps develop community food systems across the country. Will allen is a hero and an inspiration to urban farmers everywhere. The bible teaches human beings to till and keep the garden of the world, he said.
The food revolution is an eyeopening book if you havent done your homework about how food is produced in this country and the environmental impact that it has. Many chapters end with a summary of key points or helpful gardening tips, making it a good read for young adults as well. Jul 10, 2012 his new book, the good food revolution. Growing healthy food, people, and communities is a 2012 book written by american urban farmer will allen with american journalist and author charles wilson. Pdf the good food revolution download read online free. The good food revolution download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Allen is an inspiring figure, whose passion and pragmatism come across clearly in his new book the good food revolution. Will allen is a former professional basketball player mostly in europe and. The 6foot7 former professional basketball player runs growing power, a nonprofit farming organization based out of milwaukee, wisconsin. Growing healthy food, people, and communities allen, will on.
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