{"product_id":"from-the-ground-up-the-women-revolutionizing-regenerative-agriculture-by-stephanie-anderson","title":"From the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture by Stephanie Anderson","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture by Stephanie Anderson\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"pd-product-id\"\u003e1620978148\u003c\/span\u003e   \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEAN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e9781620978146\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e New Press\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUS SRP:\u003c\/strong\u003e $27.99 US   \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHardcover\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNovember 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Info:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1.2\" H x 8.6\" L x 5.6\" W (0.95 lbs) 256 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning author's powerful exploration of the remarkable women driving transformative change in America's food system\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003eIt's well known that our industrialized food system has abandoned priorities of nutrition and environmental stability in the pursuit of profit-a model designed to fail, especially as climate change escalates. Yet this groundbreaking book describes a glimmer of hope: a green wave of diverse female farmers, entrepreneurs, community organizers, scientists, and political leaders who operate with the shared goals of combatting climate change through regenerative agriculture, redesigning the food system, and producing healthy, socially responsible food.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFrom the Ground Up\u003c\/em\u003e, by award-winning author Stephanie Anderson, offers a journey into the root causes of our unsustainable food chain, revealing its detrimental reliance on extractive agriculture, which depletes soil and water, produces nutritionally deficient food, and devastates communities and farmers. Anderson then delivers an uplifting, deeply reported narrative of women-led farms and ranches nationwide, supported by women-led investment firms, farmer training programs, restaurants, supply chain partners, and advocacy groups, all working together to create a more inclusive and sustainable world.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFrom the Ground Up\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esheds light on a set of inspiring journeys, with stories that will transform the way we think about the food chain--one that can weather the storms of climate change, conflicts, and global pandemics.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStephanie Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of the award-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Size Fits None: A Farm Girl's Search for the Promise of Regenerative Agriculture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as well as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (The New Press). Her essays and short stories have appeared in outlets such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTriQuarterly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlyway\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNinth Letter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Chronicle Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and many others. She lives in South Florida, where she serves as assistant professor of creative nonfiction at Florida Atlantic University.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003ci\u003e[From the Ground Up]\u003c\/i\u003e offers a breath of fresh air and hope. . . . An important contribution to agriculture literature that is sure to appeal to numerous readers. They will enjoy the uplifting message of this book as well as the stories showcasing the grit and determination of those working in this field.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\"A fascinating introduction to the world of regenerative agriculture.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Foreword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"It's not surprising that women are leading so many of the efforts to change our industrialized agriculture. Since we've reached the place where much of our corn is turned into gasoline, it's clearly time for some rethinking--and some re-feeling, if that's a word. Growing actual food is among the most human things we can do--it's time to recover that.\"\u003cb\u003e--Bill McKibben, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\"Stephanie Anderson does a masterful job of revealing the many gears and pulleys that keep the industrial food system going and shows how women--digging in at every level--are bringing their creativity and grit to enacting much-needed changes. An eye-opener in so many ways.\"\u003cb\u003e--Kristin Ohlson, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\"In this refreshing book, Anderson reminds us that although our food system appears imperiled, it is salvageable--and women will save it. Highlighting what she describes as 'civic agriculture, ' she takes us on an important journey across the country to meet women farmers and activists who are taking back the food system while putting people and the environment first.\"\u003cb\u003e--Karen Washington, co-founder of Black Urban Growers (BUGS)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Summer Beam Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53285309612342,"sku":null,"price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/2301\/7526\/files\/41v0TlexU9L._SY445_SX342_ControlCacheEqualizer.jpg?v=1763676136","url":"https:\/\/www.summerbeambooks.com\/products\/from-the-ground-up-the-women-revolutionizing-regenerative-agriculture-by-stephanie-anderson","provider":"Summer Beam Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}