With interest in home gardening at an all-time high and concerns about food production and safety making headlines, Farm Together Now explores the current state of grassroots farming in the U.S. Part oral history and part treatise on food politics, this fascinating project is an introduction to the many individuals who are producing sustainable food, challenging public policy, and developing community organizing efforts. With hundreds of photographs and a foreword from New York Times columnist Mark Bittman, Farm Together Now will educate, inspire, and cultivate a new wave of modern agrarians.
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Inspirational, informational and just a pleasure to hold, thumb through, or sit with and read more slowly...[it] belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in sustainable farming and wanting a glimpse of what the future of food may well look like." - Treehugger (by Matthew McDermott)
Read Farm Together Now and get to know those who are making great strides towards improving access to clean, healthy food, achieving social and environmental justice, and preserving food and farming traditions. - Farmbrarian
"Enter Farm Together Now. Here we find not rock stars but real people, true agrarians in the old sense of the word who understand that food, farms and fertility actually matter in a post-industrialized world". - Real Food For All blog (by Chef Kurt Michael Friese)
"The book should inspire anyone to get out and farm." - Food Politics blogger Marion Nestle
"Sustainable this, local that. Those words are all over the place these days, but what do they mean? Amy Franceschini and Daniel Tucker take a look at the farmers and activists living the buzzwords and pushing for change in America's food production and safety standards." - Leite's Culinaria
"My favorite book of the season is Farm Together Now: A Portrait of People, Places, and Ideas for a New Food Movement, by Amy Franceschini and Daniel Tucker. It consists of interviews with a wide range of farmers (and activists) who you haven't heard of. Inspiring without being romantic in the least, it advances the whole conversation about sustainable agriculture and access." -- Michael Pollan, Grist.org
Read Farm Together Now and get to know those who are making great strides towards improving access to clean, healthy food, achieving social and environmental justice, and preserving food and farming traditions. - Farmbrarian
"Enter Farm Together Now. Here we find not rock stars but real people, true agrarians in the old sense of the word who understand that food, farms and fertility actually matter in a post-industrialized world". - Real Food For All blog (by Chef Kurt Michael Friese)
"The book should inspire anyone to get out and farm." - Food Politics blogger Marion Nestle
"Sustainable this, local that. Those words are all over the place these days, but what do they mean? Amy Franceschini and Daniel Tucker take a look at the farmers and activists living the buzzwords and pushing for change in America's food production and safety standards." - Leite's Culinaria
"My favorite book of the season is Farm Together Now: A Portrait of People, Places, and Ideas for a New Food Movement, by Amy Franceschini and Daniel Tucker. It consists of interviews with a wide range of farmers (and activists) who you haven't heard of. Inspiring without being romantic in the least, it advances the whole conversation about sustainable agriculture and access." -- Michael Pollan, Grist.org
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"...a small but increasing number of farmers, represented in this book, [are] combining traditional ways with contemporary knowledge to search for and come up with a series of new systems that produce good food while treating the environment, animals, workers, and consumers with respect. Doing this while still making a living, in fact having a good life, is the great agricultural challenge facing the world in the 21st century." -- from "Farms Matter" the foreword to Farm Together Now by Mark Bittman, Author of Food Matters and How to Cook Everything
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By Erin
Format:Hardcover
Through this book, you'll meet people from across the nation who are working at the grassroots level to improve our food system. The book is filled with portraits of twenty niche agricultural projects and interviews with the amazing farmers, social activists and environmentalists responsible for their success.
Sustainable agriculture is all the rage these days, but the projects profiled in Farm Together Now extend way beyond the local and/or organic foods trend. You'll experience how deeply intertwined food is with every aspect of society. Many of the people featured are working to fight hunger, poverty and violence. Some are working to foster the next generation of sustainable farmers through education and training. The work of others demonstrates how urban planning and policy impact our access to clean, healthy food.
The interview style of the book as well as the amazing photography make this an intimate and moving look at how local initiatives can make a difference. One goal of Farm Together Now is to illustrate that an even greater impact can be made if we work to farm together. After reading this book that is exactly what you'll want to do!
Sustainable agriculture is all the rage these days, but the projects profiled in Farm Together Now extend way beyond the local and/or organic foods trend. You'll experience how deeply intertwined food is with every aspect of society. Many of the people featured are working to fight hunger, poverty and violence. Some are working to foster the next generation of sustainable farmers through education and training. The work of others demonstrates how urban planning and policy impact our access to clean, healthy food.
The interview style of the book as well as the amazing photography make this an intimate and moving look at how local initiatives can make a difference. One goal of Farm Together Now is to illustrate that an even greater impact can be made if we work to farm together. After reading this book that is exactly what you'll want to do!
By Sarah
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I absolutely love this book :) If only everyone posessed the information this book holds... what the world could be.
By ryan
Format:Hardcover
I love picking up this book! They say "the best argument is a good example," and this book really shows why. Every time I read one of its stories I am awed by what people are doing in this country. I love living in the city, but reading this really makes me want to be a farmer. The authors show that I can do both! All the photos are incredible, just like the people they feature... ordinary folks doing extraordinary work. I am so grateful this book was made, and for the powerful message of hope it conveys. Every time I show it to a friend or co-worker, they are inspired by the models the authors have featured. To the authors: Please keep up the great work! To everyone else: Check this book out! You will be thrilled by the insightful narrative, rich details, and captivating images.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Ryan Swan
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am only 60 pages into this book, but I am afraid I will forget to leave a review if I don't do it now. This is a well designed, very attractive book. I wish I had a coffee table to display it at. If you are interested in the agriculture/food reform movement, this is a great addition to your literature collection and a great way to share your interest with others. It doesn't come across as teen angsty, which I really like. If you are into art, check out Futurefarmers, founded by the author of this book.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I agree with the other reviews. I also want to add that there are some great color photos in this book that give you a real feel for the people and projects described.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A unique book with an awesome design: Inspiring profiles of people from across the country engaged in the politics of food in the most meaningful ways. Very accessible and very rich. Full of beautiful photographs. This book gives us insight into the work of a range of people from Dairy Farmers in Wisconsin to Urban Gardens in Oakland.
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