Slow food nation : why our food should be good, clean, and fair /
Carlo Petrini ; translated by Clara Furlan and Jonathan Hunt.
- x, 262 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-258).
A worrying picture. A worrying picture ; A single destiny: nature, man, and food ; The Millennium Assessment ; Restoring food to its central place ; Agroindustry? ; A new agriculture for the planet ; The gastronome -- Gastronomy and new gastronomy. Gastronomy ; The new gastronomy: a definition -- Quality as an objective. Good ; Clean ; Fair -- Three ideas to put into practice. Education ; Co-producers ; Dialogue between realms ; Backward in what sense? -- Creating. Creating a network ; Bringing about cultural change: A holistic vision of the world of gastronomes ; Creating a fair and sustainable food distribuion system ; Creating a new system of values for the network of gastronomes.
"In Slow Food Nation, Carlo Petrini describes a plan for how we can take back control of our food. The central three principles are these: Food must be good (healthful and delicious), it must be clean (produced sustainably in ways that are sensitive to the environment), and it must be fair (produced with respect for social justice)." "Petrini sets out new courses for fixing the food system and devises a vocabulary that supplies fresh perspective. Schools should teach gastronomy - the science of all knowledge revolving around food. Instead of consumers, today we should become co-producers, active participants in the communities that link us to those who produce our food. He suggests a dialogue between realms - between the modern industrial complex and traditional agrarian methods and culture." "In his travels around the world, Petrini has witnessed firsthand the many ways different peoples have dealt with food issues - both disastrously and successfully. He relates these stories throughout the book so that these real struggles can point toward solutions for the future." "Ultimately, Slow Food Nation offers hope. It lays a foundation upon which we can build a new system - and a new world - where food can reconnect us not just to the earth but also to each other."--BOOK JACKET.
"Originally published in Italian in 2005 as Buono, pulito e giusto by Gli struzzi Einaudi"--T.p. verso.