American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do about It)
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What Tom Vanderbilt did for traffic and Brian Wansink did for mindless eating, Jonathan Bloom does for food waste. The topic couldn't be timelier: As more people are going hungry while simultaneously more people are morbidly obese, American Wasteland sheds light on the history, culture, and mindset of waste while exploring the parallel eco-friendly and sustainable-food movements. As the era of unprecedented prosperity comes to an end, it's time to reexamine our culture of excess. Working at both a local grocery store and a major fast food chain and volunteering with a food recovery group, Bloom also interviews experts--from Brian Wansink to Alice Waters to Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen--and digs up not only why and how we waste, but, more importantly, what we can do to change our ways.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0738213640
ISBN13:9780738213644
Release Date:October 2010
Publisher:Da Capo Lifelong Books
Length:360 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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