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“Jill Richardson is a fresh voice in the movement to create a healthier and sustainable food system. This book will be part of the burgeoning food social movement, as it provides a guide to the most important issues and how to work on them.”—Marion Nestle “Jill’s work at Daily Kos represents the best of the people-powered movement. It’s a pleasure to see her work reach a new plateau and come to the attention of a wider audience.”—Markos Moulitsas A... More >>
Recipe for America: Why Our Food System is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It
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Jill Richardson offers a fresh take on what happens when food and politics collide. She writes passionately about agribusiness, factory farms, the meat industry, and sustainable farming. Her diverse experiences including working at a Whole Foods, shopping at Farmer’s Markets, visiting family farms, petitioning government officials, and talking to key voices in food politics inform her writing. One of the most eye-opening parts of the book is a chart showing the parent companies of organic brands like Bear Naked, Kashi, and Horizon. It’s also a quick read so it can easily fit into a busy schedule.
Rating: 5 / 5
Very informative. This book is a great overview of the problems with our food system and the solutions to those problems.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book gives us a brief overview of the food system and all it’s inter-related problems with broad issues of health, environment, economy and politics. Each chapter is infused with good statistical information and first hand accounts by the author to explore and de-mystify some of the complex issues- labeling, GMOs , etc. The book ends abruptly with a short conclusion and appendix on encourageing web sites that advocate for sustainable food production in various ways. Though the information is well organized I find the political internet activisim for broad based policy isn’t enough to handle the conclusion of such a book that offers a ‘recipe’ for a compendium of problems. What I want to know is more about the role of activisim- how people change and shape policy, what works well and hasn’t. Get to the heart of the problem. Publicity. If we are going to write letters to congress we do so because someone has motivated and informed us of the urgent need to do so. Unfortunately, not all of us are exploring food issues on the internet. How do we get the word out most effectively?
Rating: 3 / 5
In an easy and enjoyable style Jill succinctly explains the problems that exist in our food system today and offers steps to address each problem. In the end it is up to us to fix the problems, by voting with our food dollars and putting pressure on our elected representatives to eliminate corporate influence. Jill provides the guide you can use to do this.
Rating: 5 / 5
Recipe for America: Why Our Food System is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It
Jill Richardson’s new book is a must-read for anyone who puts food into their mouth. She daringly takes on Agribiz and all it entails (genetic modification, CAFOs, ecological damage and ridiculously inefficient petroleum-based fertilizers) and counters their claims with evidence that high-yield, sustainable organic methods are not only possible, but absolutely essential if we are to solve the problems of hunger and malnutrition worldwide. You won’t look at your plate the same way after reading Recipe For America — and your food is going to taste a whole lot better afterward too.
Rating: 5 / 5