272 pages
6 x 9
20 illustrations
Mangos from India, pasta from Italy, coffee from Colombia: 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.
"This book is incredibly detailed and researched, full of infographics, charts, and statistics, but it is (surprisingly) free of jargon; and it is an immensely compelling read. For the layperson as well as the professional, it is informative, and alarming."
Tulsa Book Review
"Persuasively informative and exceptionally well organized and presented."
Midwest Book Review
"Offers hope in new directions toward more sustainable lifestyles."
Seeking Alpha
"From A to Z, Nourished Planet is an encyclopedia for the future of food."
Dan Barber, chef/co-owner, Blue Hill, and author of "The Third Plate"
"Provides viable strategies for building a food system that better sustains our bodies, environment, and communities. As both an organic farmer and a policymaker, I wholeheartedly appreciate the effort."
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
"One of the more important books to come out this year. Nourished Planet takes on the hyper-critical issues of today—sustainability, hunger, the future of our planet—and approaches them in a way that we can all understand."
José Andrés, chef and advocate
"Nourished Planet reiterates what a small segment of the farmers are trying to do: not feed the world, but feed the world better. This book is an important reminder that respecting the Earth is better for the farmers, the animals, the environment, and the consumer."
Paul Willis, founding hog farmer and President of Niman Ranch Pork Company
"This is a recipe book with powerful bite and lasting flavor. Its enticing instructions could actually save us, and life on earth, from disaster."
Tristram Stuart, founder of Feedback and author of "Waste: Uncovering a Global Food Scandal"
"Nourished Planet not only shows how sustainable practices produce healthy food, but also demonstrates their economic viability. These are the solutions that will TRULY feed the planet."
Forrest Pritchard, sustainable farmer and author of "Gaining Ground"
Foreword: Valuing the True Cost of Food \ Pavan Sukhdev and Alexander Müller
Preface \ Guido Barilla
Preface \ Danielle Nierenberg
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Food for All
-A Recipe for Sustainable Food Systems
-Ingredients for Sustainability
-Soil Degradation around the Globe
-Food for All
-Barriers to Food Access and Affordability
-Precarious Prices for Food
-Conclusion and Action Plan
-Voices from the New Food Movement \ Hilal Elver \ Hans R. Herren \ Sieglinde Snapp \ Vandana Shiva
Chapter 2. Food for Sustainable Growth
-The Food Pyramid Reimagined
-How Our Diets Affect the Environment
-Our Environmental Foodprints
-The Water Economy: How Much Do We Have?
-Managing Our Supply: The “Virtual Water” Trade and Water Privatization
-Soil Loss and Degradation
-Food Loss and Food Waste
-Agricultural Systems: Sustainability Is More Important Than Ever
-Revolutionizing the Practices of the Past
-Farming for the Future
-Conclusion and Action Plan
-Voices from the New Food Movement \ Dario Piselli \ Steve Brescia \ Shaneica Lester and Anne-Teresa Birthwright
Chapter 3. Food for Health
-Building the Foundation for Health
-A Lifetime of Health, and Preventing the Paradox
-Corporate Influence on Dietary Choices
-The Food Business Can Do Better
-Conclusion and Action Plan
-Voices from the New Food Movement \ Alexander Müller \ Bruce Friedrich \ Tristram Stuart
Chapter 4. Food for Culture
-Going Forward by Going Back
-Selected Endangered Foods Worldwide and Efforts to Save Them
-Controlling Food: Food and Power Roles
-The Great Culinary Tradition of the Mediterranean Diet and the Reality of Food Today
-Conclusion and Action Plan
-Voices from the New Food Movement \ Natasha Bowens \ Lindsey Shute \ Stephen Ritz \ Ruth Oniang’o
Notes
Index
Webinar: Urban Agriculture and Creating a Sustainable Foodscape
Time: Wednesday March 21, 2018 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Join Island Press and Food Tank for a webinar featuring Michael Carolan, author of No One Eats Alone¸ for a conversation on how urban agriculture can be used as a means to bridge the spatial and social distances in our current food system. Michael will be joined by DC Greens Executive Director Lauren Shweder Biel, and Alice’s Garden Urban Farm Executive Director Venice Williams, who will discuss how their work serves to create a more just foodscape. The discussion will be moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, co-founder of Food Tank and author of Nourished Planet.
In Nourished Planet, the Danielle Nierenberg and the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition offer 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.
Read an excerpt from Chapter 1: Food for All below.
