num_pages: 352
description: Spanning 65000 years this book provides a history of food in Australia from its beginnings with the arrival of the first peoples and their stewardship of the land to a present where the production and consumption of food is fraught with anxieties and competing priorities. It describes how food production in Australia is subject to the constraints of climate water and soil leading to centuries of unsustainable agricultural practices post-colonization. Australian food history is also the story of its xenophobia and the immigration policies pursued which continue to undermine the image of Australia as a model multicultural society. This history of Australian food ends on a positive note however as Indigenous peoples take increasing control of how their food is interpreted and marketed.
language: English
title: True to the Land: A History of Food in Australia
publisher: Reaktion Books