Michael Brownlee Libri

The book explores the harmful effects of the industrial food system on health, environment, and communities. It highlights the importance of local food movements as a solution, advocating for sustainable practices that reconnect people with their food sources. Through compelling insights and actionable strategies, it aims to inspire readers to support and participate in local agriculture, ultimately fostering a healthier and more resilient food ecosystem.

Michael Brownlee, cofounder of the nonprofit Local Food Shift Group, maps out the underlying process of food localization and outlines the route that communities, regions, and foodsheds often follow in their efforts to take control of food production and distribution. By sharing the strategies that have proven successful, he charts a practical path forward while indicating approaches that otherwise might be invisible and unexplored. Stories and interviews illustrate how food localization is happening on the ground and in the field. Essays and thought-pieces explore some of the challenging ethical, moral, economic, and social dilemmas and thresholds that might arise as the local food shift develops.