{"product_id":"our-sustainable-table-essays-paperback","title":"Our Sustainable Table: Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of thirteen provocative essays, Wendell Berry discusses the pleasures of eating. Gretel Ehrlich describes her struggle to produce clean, lean beef on her ranch in Wyoming. Frances Moore Lappe sets for her vision of a system that is environmentally, economically, and culturally sustainable. Wes Jackson condemns the shortsighted bottom line goals of modern agribusiness. Alice Waters recounts the early days of her famous Bay Area restaurant's painstaking pursuit of a supply chain of reliably good ingredients, and Gary Nabhan discusses food, health and Native American agriculture. They are joined by Bruce Brown, Edward Behr, Paul Gruchow, Mark Kramer, Anne Mendelson and Will Weaver. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this remarkable collection, these essays link a decline in the quality of food with a historical deterioration of the quality of American farm life, while making it clear that \"food that tastes good and is good for you is not just a private indulgence but a force for sustaining families and communities.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published by \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Gastronomy\u003c\/i\u003e, it is a pleasure to see this seminal, groundbreaking anthology back into print, now with a new introduction by Mary Berry, founding directory of the Berry Center.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Clark\u003c\/b\u003e's first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Solace of Food: A Life of James Beard\u003c\/i\u003e, which received full page reviews and\/or cover treatment in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e and also won the Julia Child IAACP award. His other non-fiction books include \u003ci\u003eRiver of the West\u003c\/i\u003e, a chronicle of the Columbia River, and \u003ci\u003eMy Grandfather's House\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir that was named a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award in biography. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClark is the author of four novels: \u003ci\u003eIn the Deep Midwinter\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLives of the Artists\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLove Among the Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e, a double BookSense 76 pick in both hardcover and paper; and \u003ci\u003eMr. White's Confession\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Edgar Award for Best Novel as well as the PNBA Award. Clark lives in Seattle.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748493984032,"sku":"9781619027893","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/24288722b0c867c2f2b1733bfec3bc2e.webp?v=1779910620","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/our-sustainable-table-essays-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}