About local food
Subtitle: four conversations with Toronto food activists
By: Laurel Eden Waterman
Series: Life Rattle new writers series -- 29
Publisher: Life Rattle Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9781897161746
Subjects: Sustainable living; Interviews; Political activists; Local foods
Description: In my quest to eat sustainably and to discover what eating sustainably means in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, I speak with four of Toronto's local food activists: Jane Hayes, Wayne Roberts, Tobey Nemeth, and Elizabeth Harris. Using an arts-informed research approach and a narrative, expressive writing form, I tell the research story in a way that conveys the messiness and complexity of food systems in a large city.The reader travels with me through places in Toronto as I talk with Jane, Wayne, Tobey, and Elizabeth about defining "local," eating animals, farming "organic," minimizing waste, trading fairly, embracing diversity, connecting communities, and valuing food. Each participant works in their own way to develop a local food culture in Toronto. A local food culture requires a shift from a reductionist approach to food to an ecological perspective, where a strong sense of place and community connect people with food systems.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.