Where Am I Eating An Adventure Through The Global Food Economy

Author : Kelsey Timmerman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118639863
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where Am I Eating? An Adventure Through the Global Food Economy written by Kelsey Timmerman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridges the gap between global farmers and fishermen and American consumers America now imports twice as much food as it did a decade ago. What does this increased reliance on imported food mean for the people around the globe who produce our food? Kelsey Timmerman set out on a global quest to meet the farmers and fisherman who grow and catch our food, and also worked alongside them: loading lobster boats in Nicaragua, splitting cocoa beans with a machete in Ivory Coast, and hauling tomatoes in Ohio. Where Am I Eating? tells fascinating stories of the farmers and fishermen around the world who produce the food we eat, explaining what their lives are like and how our habits affect them. This book shows how what we eat affects the lives of the people who produce our food. Through compelling stories, explores the global food economy including workers rights, the global food crisis, fair trade, and immigration. Author Kelsey Timmerman has spoken at close to 100 schools around the globe about his first book, Where Am I Wearing: A Global Tour of the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes He has been featured in the Financial Times and has discussed social issues on NPR's Talk of the Nation and Fox News Radio Where Am I Eating? does not argue for or against the globalization of food, but personalizes it by observing the hope and opportunity, and sometimes the lack thereof, which the global food economy gives to the world's poorest producers.

Author : Kelsey Timmerman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118966546
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where Am I Eating? written by Kelsey Timmerman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-08-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deeply human-centered perspective on the origins of America's food Where Am I Eating? bridges the gap between global food producers and the American consumer, providing an insightful look at how our eating habits affect farmers and fishermen around the world. Follow the author on his global quest to meet the workers that nurture, harvest, and hunt our food, as he works alongside them—loading lobster diving boats in Nicaragua, harvesting bananas in Costa Rica, lugging cocoa beans in Ivory Coast with a modern-day slave, picking coffee beans in Colombia and hauling tomatoes in Indiana. This new edition includes a study guide, a deeper explanation of the "glocal" concept, and advice for students looking to become engaged as both local and global citizens. Arguing neither for nor against globalization, this book simply explores the lives of those who feed us. Imports account for eighty-six percent of America's seafood, fifty percent of its fresh fruit, and eighteen percent of its fresh vegetables. Where Am I Eating? examines the effects of this reliance on those who supply the global food economy. Learn more about the global producers that feed our nation, and learn from their worldviews intensely connected to people and planet Discover how food preferences and trends affect the lives of farmers and fishermen Catch a boots-on-the-ground glimpse of the daily lives of food producers on four continents Meet a modern-day slave and explore the blurred line between exploitation and opportunity Observe how the poorest producers fare in the global food economy This book takes a human-centered approach to food, investigating the lives of the people at the other end of the global food economy, observing the hope and opportunity—or lack thereof—that results from our reliance on imports. Where Am I Eating? is a touching, insightful, informative look at the origins of our food.

Author : Timmerman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781118948514
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Author : Kelsey Timmerman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118277554
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where am I Wearing? written by Kelsey Timmerman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journalist travels the world to trace the origins of our clothes When journalist and traveler Kelsey Timmerman wanted to know where his clothes came from and who made them, he began a journey that would take him from Honduras to Bangladesh to Cambodia to China and back again. Where Am I Wearing? intimately describes the connection between impoverished garment workers' standards of living and the all-American material lifestyle. By introducing readers to the human element of globalization—the factory workers, their names, their families, and their way of life—Where Am I Wearing bridges the gap between global producers and consumers. New content includes: a visit to a fair trade Ethiopian shoe factory that is changing lives one job at time; updates on how workers worldwide have been squeezed by rising food costs and declining orders in the wake of the global financial crisis; and the author's search for the garment worker in Honduras who inspired the first edition of the book Kelsey Timmerman speaks and universities around the country and maintains a blog at www.whereamiwearing.com. His writing has appeared in the Christian Science Monitor and Condé Nast Portfolio, and has aired on NPR. Enlightening and thought-provoking at once, Where Am I Wearing? puts a human face on globalization.

Author : Kelsey Timmerman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470467371
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where am I Wearing? written by Kelsey Timmerman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-11-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization makes it difficult to know where the things you buy come from. Journalist and travel writer Kelsey Timmerman wanted to know where his clothes came from and who made them, so he traveled from Honduras to Bangladesh to Cambodia to China and back. Along the way, he met the people who made his favorite clothes and learned as much about them as he did about globalization itself. Enlightening and controversial at once, this book puts a human face on globalization.

Author : Tom Standage
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802719910
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Edible History of Humanity written by Tom Standage and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-05-03 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lighthearted chronicle of how foods have transformed human culture throughout the ages traces the barley- and wheat-driven early civilizations of the near East through the corn and potato industries in America.

Author : Jessica Fanzo
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421441128
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Can Fixing Dinner Fix the Planet? written by Jessica Fanzo and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The author explores the interactions among food systems, diets, human health, and the climate crisis. Drawing on decades of hands-on research projects in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, she describes how food systems must evolve to promote healthy, sustainable, and equitable diets"--

Author : Melanie Rehak
Publisher : Harvest
ISBN 13 : 9780547520353
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eating for Beginners written by Melanie Rehak and published by Harvest. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed author of GIRL SLEUTH takes us inside the local food movement

Author : Kelsey Timmerman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111896652X
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where Am I Eating? written by Kelsey Timmerman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-08-25 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deeply human-centered perspective on the origins of America's food Where Am I Eating? bridges the gap between global food producers and the American consumer, providing an insightful look at how our eating habits affect farmers and fishermen around the world. Follow the author on his global quest to meet the workers that nurture, harvest, and hunt our food, as he works alongside them—loading lobster diving boats in Nicaragua, harvesting bananas in Costa Rica, lugging cocoa beans in Ivory Coast with a modern-day slave, picking coffee beans in Colombia and hauling tomatoes in Indiana. This new edition includes a study guide, a deeper explanation of the "glocal" concept, and advice for students looking to become engaged as both local and global citizens. Arguing neither for nor against globalization, this book simply explores the lives of those who feed us. Imports account for eighty-six percent of America's seafood, fifty percent of its fresh fruit, and eighteen percent of its fresh vegetables. Where Am I Eating? examines the effects of this reliance on those who supply the global food economy. Learn more about the global producers that feed our nation, and learn from their worldviews intensely connected to people and planet Discover how food preferences and trends affect the lives of farmers and fishermen Catch a boots-on-the-ground glimpse of the daily lives of food producers on four continents Meet a modern-day slave and explore the blurred line between exploitation and opportunity Observe how the poorest producers fare in the global food economy This book takes a human-centered approach to food, investigating the lives of the people at the other end of the global food economy, observing the hope and opportunity—or lack thereof—that results from our reliance on imports. Where Am I Eating? is a touching, insightful, informative look at the origins of our food.

Author : Amanda Little
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN 13 : 080418903X
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fate of Food written by Amanda Little and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2019 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this fascinating look at the race to secure the global food supply, environmental journalist and professor Amanda Little tells the defining story of the sustainable food revolution as she weaves together stories from the world's most creative and controversial innovators on the front lines of food science, agriculture, and climate change"--