The Stop: How the Fight for Good Food Transformed a Community and Inspired a Movement
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (681 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1612193498 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great read. J. Lund Nick Saul has provided a trenchant analysis of the food bank system while telling the stories of people who have tuRned to them for survival. While exposing the growing reliance on food pantries and soup kitchens to feed food insecure people, he shows a way forward to end hunger.. "I think this is a must read for everyone." according to Farmer Laura. I think this is a must read for everyone. The problem of hunger has reached all time highs in this country. This book chronicles an approach truly dealing with the problem compared to a weekly band-aid approach.. Five Stars An awesome tale. I found it inspiring and surprising - so much can be achieved!
andreacurtis . cfccanada ANDREA CURTIS is an award-winning writer and editor. NICK SAUL was executive director of The Stop Community Food Centre in Toronto from 1998 to 2012 and is a recipient of the prestigious Jane Jacobs Prize and the Queen’s Jubilee Medal. Curtis's first children’s book is What’s for Lunch? How Schoolchildren Eat Around the World. Her family memoir, In
In a voice that's "never preachy" (MacLean's), Saul and Curtis share what The Stop could mean for the future of food, and argue that everyone deserves a dignified, healthy place at the table.. Since community worker Nick Saul became the executive director of The Stop in 1998, it has been transformed from a cramped food bank to a thriving, internationally respected Community Food Centre. The Stop has flourished with gardens, kitchens, a greenhouse, farmers' markets and a mission to revolutionize our food system. “A terrific book about a visionary post–food bank project.” —Michael Pollan THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERBritish super chef Jamie Oliver called it "amazing," writing that he'd traveled all over the world and never seen anything like it. New York Times food writer Mark Bittman called it "one of those forward-thinking groups pointing the way to the future of good food." Raj Patel, the critically acclaimed autho
Food becomes the ‘uniter’ of cultures and generations—where each of us feels respect and has voice. If you want to know what today’s food movement is really about—and why it is anything but elitist—read this book.” —MARION NESTLE, Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University and author of What to Eat “The Stop reads like a compelling novel…but it’s all real. Saul and Curtis put a human face on poverty. “The Stop is an inspiring true story about how a low-income neighborhood used good food to take charge of its community—it’s a great lesson for a