Where Am I Eating?

A deeply human-centered perspective on the origins of America'sfood
Where Am I Eating? bridges the gap between global foodproducers and the American consumer, providing an insightful lookat how our eating habits affect farmers and fishermen around theworld. Follow the author on his global quest to meet the workersthat nurture, harvest, and hunt our food, as he works alongsidethem--loading lobster diving boats in Nicaragua, harvestingbananas in Costa Rica, lugging cocoa beans in Ivory Coast with amodern-day slave, picking coffee beans in Colombia and haulingtomatoes in Indiana. This new edition includes a study guide, adeeper explanation of the "glocal" concept, and advice for studentslooking to become engaged as both local and global citizens.Arguing neither for nor against globalization, this book simplyexplores the lives of those who feed us.
Imports account for eighty-six percent of America's seafood,fifty percent of its fresh fruit, and eighteen percent of its freshvegetables. Where Am I Eating? examines the effects of thisreliance on those who supply the global food economy.
* Learn more about the global producers that feed our nation, andlearn from their worldviews intensely connected to people andplanet
* Discover how food preferences and trends affect the lives offarmers and fishermen
* Catch a boots-on-the-ground glimpse of the daily lives of foodproducers on four continents
* Meet a modern-day slave and explore the blurred line betweenexploitation and opportunity
* Observe how the poorest producers fare in the global foodeconomy
This book takes a human-centered approach to food, investigatingthe lives of the people at the other end of the global foodeconomy, observing the hope and opportunity--or lackthereof--that results from our reliance on imports. WhereAm I Eating? is a touching, insightful, informative look at theorigins of our food.