Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty |  | Author: Mark Winne
Publisher: Beacon Press
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 199
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0807047317
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.80973
EAN: 9780807047316
ASIN: 0807047317
Publication Date: January 1, 2009
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From the War on Poverty to new farmers' markets, a food expert tackles America's dangerous dietary split With a new Foreword Closing the Food Gap exposes America's dangerous dietary split: from patrons of food pantries, bodegas, and convenience stores to the more comfortable classes who increasingly seek out organic and local products. Calling largely on his own experience in food activism, and mixing in surprisingly witty observations, Mark Winne ultimately envisions realistic partnerships in which family farms and impoverished communities come together to get healthy, locally produced food onto everyone's table.
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 Informative, engaging and empowering book on hunger in America October 1, 2009
A. Hanson (New York)
I was assigned Winne's book for a class that I am taking on urban food systems and I could not put it down. It is an informative, engaging and empowering book on how to combat the inequality that exists in our food system today. In Closing the Food Gap, Winne takes the massive issue of hunger in America and manages to connect his readers with it on a very personal level. He walks his readers through the communities that are affected daily by poverty and hunger, as well as the ways in which they are fighting for their right to fresh, healthy affordable food. He also challenges his readers to move beyond America's current method of managing hunger and actively confront its root causes. Through the telling of his own story as a food advocate, Winne engages his reader in a discussion of the problems with America's current approach to hunger, as well as clear solutions for creating a more just and equitable food system.
 Great idea, bad writing. September 29, 2009
Lit Dude
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
With all respect to Mr. Winne's argument, his writing is boring and droll. I did not enjoy his book at all, and dreaded having to read it for my college English class. Perhaps I was predisposed to dislike it because it was required reading, but regardless, it could not keep my attention, and I constantly found myself zoning off and thinking about something else instead of educating myself regarding the solutions to our nation's food crises. The subject is a God-send, don't get me wrong, but Winne should have used a ghost writer.
 Great Book April 25, 2009
Nicholas (Baltimore, MD)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book gives an excellent picture of the food and hunger crisis in this country. It's easy to forget with one third of our population being obese that there are also many who go hungry. It's interesting that similar political and environmental forces lead to both problems. Winne is very liberal, which may turn off some more moderate readers, however his science is sound and he has the facts down right.
Engaging and Informative March 23, 2009
K. Nally
I just happened to see this book at my local farmer's market and I am very thankful to Mark Winne for sharing his experiences and ideas. This book is well organized and easy to read. Mark's experience provides a first-hand perspective and credibility, while supporting information has been thoroughly researched. I consider this book to be a wake up call for me and I hope it will be the same for many others.
Amazing Book January 14, 2009
New Orleans Farmer
This book is probably the best descriptor of how our food systems end up leaving out those in poverty. Extremely well written. If you liked Michael Pollan's books, you will love this.
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