false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172178372m/146252.jpg 146252 2 An instant classic for a new generation of monkey-wrenching food activists. Food in America is cheap and abundant, yet the vast majority of it is diminished in terms of flavor and nutrition, anonymous and mysterious after being shipped thousands of miles and passing through inscrutable supply chains, and controlled by multinational corporations. In our system of globalized food commodities, convenience replaces quality and a connection to the source of our food. Most of us know almost nothing about how our food is grown or produced, where it comes from, and what health value it really has. It is food as pure corporate commodity. We all deserve much better than that. <br><br>In <i>The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved</i>, author Sandor Ellix Katz (<i>Wild Fermentation</i>, Chelsea Green 2003) profiles grassroots activists who are taking on Big Food, creating meaningful alternatives, and challenging the way many Americans think about food. From community-supported local farmers, community gardeners, and seed saving activists, to underground distribution networks of contraband foods and food resources rescued from the waste stream, this book shows how ordinary people can resist the dominant system, revive community-based food production, and take direct responsibility for their own health and nutrition. 141139 1 11 2006 The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved: Inside America's Underground Food Movements total:209|5:75|4:88|3:31|2:11|1:4| 209 846 562 63 5 1 true false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 03:34:19 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 07:58:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jun 12 21:49:14 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 12 21:54:25 -0700 2007
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The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved goes beyond the usual local food, CSA, boycott industrial food mindset. Michael Pollan, Barbara Kingsolver, Mark Bittman... I would describe them as food activists, but...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 24 18:13:26 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 18:13:33 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 13 18:39:44 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 13 18:39:44 -0700 2007
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Katz pulled me in so effectively I didn't even question the segment at the end in which he describes the empowerment derived from cleanin...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 24 08:52:20 -0800 2007 Fri Oct 24 08:40:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 03 09:14:25 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 16:12:23 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue May 12 13:06:54 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 13:13:16 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Dec 28 19:03:15 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 15 04:02:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 01 09:07:27 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 01 09:12:38 -0800 2007
The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved changed that. Each chapter focuses on one problem with our current industry. And each chap...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 29 15:01:21 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 19:19:47 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 15:01:21 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=146252