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OverviewIf the many social, environmental and economic crises facing the planet are to be resolved, a good place to start is to rebuild local food economies. Food is something everyone, everywhere, needs every day, so even small changes in the way it is produced and marketed can offer immense benefits. This title shows how a shift towards the local would protect and rebuild agricultural diversity. It would give farmers a bigger share of the money spent on food, and provide consumers with healthier, fresher food at more affordable prices. It would reduce transport, greenhouse gas emissions and the need for toxic agricultural chemicals. It would lessen the need for storage, packaging, refrigeration and artificial additives, and it would help revitalize rural economies and communities in both the industrialized and the developing world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Helena Norberg-Hodge , Todd Merrifield , Steven GorelickPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Zed Books Ltd Weight: 0.235kg ISBN: 9781842772331ISBN 10: 1842772333 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 01 October 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements 1. From Local to Globa The Global Food System Locally Adapted Food Systems Centuries of Agricultural Progress Big Farms Get Bigger Agribusiness Takes Over Globalization Speeding Up the Treadmill 2. The Ecology of Food Marketing Reduced vs. Excessive Packaging Small, Decentralized Shops vs. Huge Megamarkets Transport Infrastructures Energy Infrastructures Broadcasting Unsustainability 3. The Ecology of Food Production Destroying Diversity On-farm vs. Off-farm Inputs Integrated Livestock vs. Factory Farms Life in the Soil Local Adaptation vs. Genetic Engineering 4. Food and Health Fresh is Best Chemical Stews Food Poisoning Factory Farms and Human Health 5. Food and the Economy Keeping Money in the Local Economy Keeping Jobs in the Local Economy Working More, Earning Less Farming in the Third World The Decline of Rural Economies How Important Are Economies of Scale? Are Large Industrial Farms More Productive? 6. Food and Community Webs of Interdependence The Death of Rural Communities Misplaced Blame Unmanageable Cities Loss of Democracy 7. Food Security Corporate Control Feeding Corporations, Not the Hungry The Dangers of a Homogenized Food Supply Local Foods Add to Food Security 8. Shifting Direction International Level National Level Local Level People Power From Global to Local Resource Guide Note on Measurements Endnotes IndexReviews'Want to know what's wrong with globalization? Read this book. Want to know what you can do? Read this book.' - David Suzuki, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia 'This valuable book offers a concise, yet comprehensive and systemic analysis of one of the most important issues of our time. I highly recommend it.' - Fritjof Capra, Author, The Web of Life and The Hidden Connections 'Rebuilding local food economies is one of the best ways to return power to the people. And nothing makes the case for local food better than 'Bringing the Food Economy Home' - Vandana Shiva, Author, The Violence of the Green Revolutions and Stolen Harvest Author InformationHelena Norberg-Hodge is the founder and director of the International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC) and a regular scholar in residence at Schumacher College in Devon. She is the co-author of From the Ground Up: Rethinking Industrial Agriculture (Zed Books, new edition 2000). Steven Gorelick is the US Programs Director of ISEC, and a member of the editorial board of The Ecologist magazine. Todd Merrifield has a master's in geography from the University of California, Los Angeles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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