Kelsey Timmerman Libri

This book explores the connection between global farmers, fishermen, and American consumers, highlighting the implications of America's increasing reliance on imported food, which has doubled over the past decade. Kelsey Timmerman embarks on a journey to meet those who cultivate and harvest our food, sharing his experiences loading lobster boats in Nicaragua, splitting cocoa beans in Ivory Coast, and harvesting tomatoes in Ohio. Through engaging narratives, the book reveals the lives of these producers and the impact of consumer habits on their livelihoods. It delves into the global food economy, addressing critical issues such as workers' rights, the food crisis, fair trade, and immigration. Timmerman, an experienced speaker who has addressed nearly 100 schools worldwide, previously authored a book that examined the origins of our clothing. His insights have been featured in the Financial Times and discussed on platforms like NPR and Fox News Radio. Rather than taking a stance on food globalization, the book personalizes the topic by showcasing the hope and challenges faced by the world's most vulnerable food producers.

"A journalist travels the world to trace the origins of our clothesWhen journalist and traveler Kelsey Timmerman wanted to know where his clothes came from and who made them, he began a journey that would take him from Honduras to Bangladesh to Cambodia to China and back again. Where Am I Wearing? intimately describes the connection between impoverished garment workers' standards of living and the all-American material lifestyle. By introducing readers to the human element of globalization--the factory workers, their names, their families, and their way of life--Where Am I Wearing bridges the gap between global producers and consumers. New content includes: a visit to a fair trade Ethiopian shoe factory that is changing lives one job at time; updates on how workers worldwide have been squeezed by rising food costs and declining orders in the wake of the global financial crisis; and the author's search for the garment worker in Honduras who inspired the first edition of the book Kelsey Timmerman speaks and universities around the country and maintains a blog at www.whereamiwearing.com. His writing has appeared in the Christian Science Monitor and Conde; Nast Portfolio, and has aired on NPR. Enlightening and thought-provoking at once, Where Am I Wearing? puts a human face on globalization"--