Eat here : reclaiming homegrown pleasures in a global supermarket / Brian Halweil.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halweil, Brian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Farm produce--Marketing.

Farm produce.

Food supply--Government policy.

Food supply.

Farmers' markets.

Farms, Small.

Urban agriculture.

Physical Description:

xii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton, [2004]

Summary:

Tracking the history of the distances food travels from the farm to the plate, Halweil explains how the long-distance food system offers unparalleled choice. But it often runs roughshod over local cuisines, and agriculture. Halweil also explains that a surging local-food movement is beginning to erode the long-distance food habit.

Contents:

All our eggs in one basket

The transcontinental lettuce

The Wal-Mart effect

Where have all the farmers gone?

Making food deserts bloom

Taking back the market

Leveling the field

Coming of age in Naples

When eating local gets personal.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-223) and index.

ISBN:

0393326640

OCLC:

57016388