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Tells the inspiring stories of farmers, chefs, and entrepreneurs who have realized their dreams through the sharing
Presents a hopeful alternative to our corporate food system
Offers smart, clear-eyed warnings about the pitfalls of sharing and how to avoid them
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In The Food Sharing Revolution, Michael Carolan tells the stories of traditional producers like Marvin, who are being squeezed by big agribusiness, and entrepreneurs like Josh, who are bucking the corporate food system. The difference is Josh has eschewed the burdens of individual ownership and is tapping into the sharing economy.
Josh and many others are sharing tractors, seeds, kitchen space, their homes, and their cultures. They are business owners like Dorothy, who opened her bakery with the help of a no-interest, crowd-sourced loan. They are chefs like Camilla, who introduces diners to her native Colombian cuisine through peer-to-peer meal sharing. Their success is not only good for aspiring producers, but for everyone who wants an alternative to monocrops and processed foods.
The key to successful sharing, Carolan shows, is actually sharing. He warns that food, just like taxis or hotels, can be co-opted by moneyed interests. But when collaboration is genuine, the sharing economy can offer both producers and eaters freedom, even sovereignty. The result is a healthier, more sustainable, and more ethical way to eat.
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Book Title: The Food Sharing Revolution
Book Subtitle: How Start-Ups, Pop-Ups, and Co-Ops are Changing the Way We Eat
Authors: Michael S. Carolan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-887-9
Publisher: Island Press Washington, DC
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Michael S. Carolan 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61091-887-9Published: 11 February 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 183
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Food Science, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology, Sustainable Development, US Politics, Agricultural Ethics