Chicken Little, Tomato Sauce and Agriculture: Who Will Produce Tomorrow's Food?

by Joan Dye Gussow

Genres: Food

143 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1991

About the author

Joan Dye Gussow was an American professor, author, food policy expert, environmentalist and gardener. The New York Times has called her the "matriarch of the eat-locally-think-globally food movement."

Reviews

[Andi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Joan Gussow is considered a pioneer in nutrition and local/organic food. Although written in 1991, this book is very relevant to our current agricultural issues. She is one, among a group of writers and activists who have been trying to tell everyone these things all along: it seems that now they are just starting to reach the mainstream audience. Out of her three major books (this one first, then Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader, then Growing, Older...all written about a decade apart), this one is the least 'personal', with a more academic feel. To really get to know this delightful lady, I highly recommend her later books, in which she really lets the reader into her life.