Nourished Planet: Sustainability in the Global Food System

by Barilla Center For Food and Nutrition, Danielle Nierenberg (Editor)

Mangos from India, pasta from Italy, coffee from Every day, we are nourished by a global food system that relies on our planet remaining verdant and productive. But current practices are undermining both human and environmental health, resulting in the paradoxes of obesity paired with malnutrition, crops used for animal feed and biofuels while people go hungry, and more than thirty percent of food being wasted when it could feed the 795 million malnourished worldwide.

In Nourished Planet , the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition offers a global plan for feeding ourselves sustainably. Drawing on the diverse experiences of renowned international experts, the book offers a truly planetary perspective. Essays and interviews showcase Hans Herren, Vandana Shiva, Alexander Mueller, and Pavan Suhkdev, among many others. 

Together, these experts plot a map towards food for all, food for sustainable growth, food for health, and food for culture. With these ingredients, we can nourish our planet and ourselves.

Genres: Food, Nonfiction, Sustainability

272 pages, Paperback

Published June 28, 2018

Reviews

[Evgenia · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book is extremely repetitive. It basically says the same thing over and over but with different statistics. However, at its core it had some interesting information.

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

Addressing world hunger, our planet's ability to sustain food growth, making healthy food choices, and the culture of how we eat, Nourished Planet is full of actionable advice and startling statistics -- like the fact that in Iowa, the soil is eroding 10 times faster than it can regenerate. In the US, soil degradation ALONE costs the country $37.6 billion a year. We *could* all make small changes to our diets and start to reverse this and so many other issues. We could.

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

A rather 'scary' book with its reality and statistics on food consumption and growth and the health of both the planet and its people. A really good book to read (if a little dry) when wanting to know what people are doing about food problems and how even just little ol' you can do to help the problem. Both heart warming, promising and scary all at the same time. 

[Noel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really wanted to love this book, however, the lack of data and the pejorative assertions keep me from saying I even "really liked it." I appreciate the inclusion of a variety of voices from those in agriculture around the world. That said, several chapters did have a very US-centric outlook.

[Rebe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for CEU for RD certification. A little redundant in the chapters since each chapter is written by a different author. Much of the same information is covered more than once.