{"product_id":"9780896087774","title":"Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Shiva is a burst of creative energy, an intellectual power.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Progressive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eManifestos on the Future of Food and Seed\u003c\/i\u003e is a short, pocket-sized collection that goes to the heart of our existence—what we eat and how we grow it. It covers the questions:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow are seeds cultivated and saved?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow far must food travel before reaching our plate?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWho gets paid for the food we eat?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy does our food taste like this?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in a world where of the eighty thousand edible plants used for food, only about 150 are being cultivated, and just eight are traded globally. A world where we produce food for 12 billion people when there are only 6.3 billion people living, and still, 800 million suffer from malnutrition and 1.7 billion suffer from obesity. A world where food is modified to travel long distances rather than to be nutritious and flavorful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eManifestos on the Future of Food and Seed\u003c\/i\u003e lays out, in practical steps and far-reaching concepts, a program to ensure food and agriculture become more socially and ecologically sustainable. The book harvests the work and ideas produced by thousands of communities around the world. Emerging from the historic gatherings at Terra Madre, farmers, traders, and activists diagnose and offer prescriptions to reverse perhaps the worst food crisis faced in human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a growing realization that food politics is vital to the health of our bodies, economies, and environment—in other words, a matter of life or death. Carlo Petrini, founder of Slow Food, writes, “Reinstating food as a central, primary element in our lives seems an obvious thing to do, since without food, no living things would exist.” Thousands of communities around the world are working to do just this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA world-renowned environmental leader and thinker, \u003cb\u003eVandana Shiva\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eEarth Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWater Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStaying Alive\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eManifestos\u003c\/i\u003e includes essays by Prince Charles and Carlo Petrini.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South End Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018533421296,"sku":"9780896087774","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780896087774_p0.jpg?v=1763863840","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780896087774","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}