We have picked a range of books that explore our food system from various perspectives that examine the possibilities and limitations of the local food movement.  Join us for one. Join us for them all.  Join us if you've read the whole book or just one chapter.  We look forward to discussions about how we shape, and are shaped, by the choices we make and the food we eat. 

• September 21st: "Just Food: Where Locavores Get it Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly" by James E. McWilliams.  An environmental historian, McWilliam provides a clear-eyed investigation in the idealist visions of the local food movement and his own well-researched alternatives to responsible eating.  Should provide a thoughtful discussion. 
• October 19th: “Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer” by Novella Carpenter.  Carpenter has been an urban farmer for over a decade in Oakland, California and shares her insights and experiences in this book. 
• November 17th: “Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness” by Lisa Hamilton.  Hamilton shares the stories of farmers who have been left behind (and stayed behind) while other farmers rushed to industrialize their farms and compete in the global marketplace.