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Eat Here: Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket

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Eat Here: Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket
Brian Halweil
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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Binding: Paperback

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Eating locally is a growing movement that is good for your health—but even better for the planet.

Everyone everywhere depends increasingly on long-distance food. Since 1961 the tonnage of food shipped between nations has grown fourfold. In the United States, food typically travels between 1,500 and 2,500 miles from farm to plate—as much as 25 percent farther than in 1980. For some, the long-distance food system offers unparalleled choice. But it often runs roughshod over local cuisines, varieties, and agriculture, while consuming staggering amounts of fuel, generating greenhouse gases, eroding the pleasures of face-to-face interactions, and compromising food security. Fortunately, the long-distance food habit is beginning to weaken under the influence of a young, but surging, local-foods movement. From peanut-butter makers in Zimbabwe to pork producers in Germany and rooftop gardeners in Vancouver, entrepreneurial farmers, start-up food businesses, restaurants, supermarkets, and concerned consumers are propelling a revolution that can help restore rural areas, enrich poor nations, and return fresh, delicious, and wholesome food to cities.

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must read.......2007-04-24

This book is a must read - it should be assigned reading in classrooms. More people care where their food comes from but this goes beyond that and goes to the farmer and the other reasons why we should all care. A little education goes a long way and if we take heed we can help each other as this goes to the heart of what is community. The Walmarts and other big centers for anonymous food are the antithesis of community and their paltry attempts at throwing money at communities does not change that. The first goal is to get people to care what effects their actions and their shopping in particular have on others, both here and abroad and this addresses one part of that.

Pleasures Abound..........2005-08-25

This is required reading for everyone, not just farmers. It's packed with informative fact and real-life stories. A resource to aid those interested in knowing where their food originates (local is best) as well as how their food is cultivated. This book offers many suggestions to help readers find creative ways to support regional agriculture and a healthier lifestyle.

Great Job, Brian!.......2004-12-15

This book is very well done. He not only describes the problems in the American food system, but does a fantastic job of describing international problems, something that is lacking in many books published in the US. The writing is easy to understand even though it broaches some complicated issues. If there were any weaknesses, I think it's that he doesn't cover the nutritional losses of old food enough.

Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket.(BOOK NOTES) : An article from: Multinational Monitor

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Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket.(BOOK NOTES) : An article from: Multinational Monitor
Robert Weissman
Manufacturer: Essential Information, Inc.
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Multinational Monitor, published by Essential Information, Inc. on May 1, 2005. The length of the article is 527 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket.(BOOK NOTES)
Author: Robert Weissman
Publication: Multinational Monitor (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2005
Publisher: Essential Information, Inc.
Volume: 26 Issue: 5-6 Page: 44(2)

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Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket Brian Halweil. : An article from: UN Chronicle

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Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket Brian Halweil. : An article from: UN Chronicle

Manufacturer: United Nations Publications
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from UN Chronicle, published by United Nations Publications on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1268 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket Brian Halweil.
Publication: UN Chronicle (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2005
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Volume: 42 Issue: 1 Page: 74(2)

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