{"product_id":"9781101577882","title":"The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities","description":"\u003cb\u003eA pioneering urban farmer and MacArthur “Genius Award” winner points the  way to building a new food system that can feed—and heal—broken  communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe son of a sharecropper, Will Allen had no intention of ever becoming a  farmer himself. But after years in professional basketball and as an  executive for Kentucky Fried Chicken and Procter \u0026amp; Gamble, Allen  cashed in his retirement fund for a two-acre plot a half mile away from  Milwaukee’s largest public housing project. The area was a food desert  with only convenience stores and fast-food restaurants to serve the  needs of local residents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the face of financial challenges and  daunting odds, Allen built the country’s preeminent urban farm—a food  and educational center that now produces enough vegetables and fish  year-round to feed thousands of people. Employing young people from the  neighboring housing project and community, Growing Power has sought to  prove that local food systems can help troubled youths, dismantle  racism, create jobs, bring urban and rural communities closer together,  and improve public health. Today, Allen’s organization helps develop  community food systems across the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn eco-classic in the making, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Food Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e  is the story of Will’s personal journey, the lives he has touched, and a  grassroots movement that is changing the way our nation eats.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134100193520,"sku":"9781101577882","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101577882_p0.jpg?v=1763688486","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101577882","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}