The Urban Food Revolution by Peter Ladner
Planning cities as if food matters
After decades of food delivered by industrial agriculture based on cheap oil, we are learning the health costs to our own bodies and the biosphere are too greatA revolution in food -- where, how, and when it's grown is now sweeping urban centres. Read this book to see why it matters and how we can do it. — David Suzuki, Canadian environmental activist, professor emeritus, University of British Columbia, host of CBC's The Nature of Things, author of 43 books, recipient of 25 honorary doctorates as well as numerous awards, including the Order of Canada. As a farmer I'm amazed by the amount of discussion and debate there currently is about food systems and farming. It's overwhelming, but Peter Ladner really separates the wheat from the chaff. If you want to get your head around the important developments without ending up with a headache, this is the book for you. — Wally Satzewich, developer, SPIN-Farming
Peter Ladner has more than 35 years of journalistic experience in print, radio and television and is a frequent speaker on business and community issues. As the publisher and co-founder of Business in Vancouver Media Group, he founded Greenspace Magazine before serving two terms as a Vancouver City Councilor. He is also a director of The Natural Step Canada. As part of his focus on the intersection of food policy and city planning, Peter initiated a program to create 2,010 new food-producing community garden plots to coincide with the 2010 Olympics. A lifelong vegetable gardener, he has replaced his own front lawn in urban Vancouver with a productive food garden.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780865716834 |
| ISBN 10 | 0865716838 |
| Title | The Urban Food Revolution |
| Author | Peter Ladner |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New Society Publishers |
| Year published | 2011-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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