Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally *SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS*
Language: English
Published by Harmony Books, New York, 2007
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- New
Seller: Timeless Reads & Treasures (TRT Books), Oxford, MI, U.S.A.Timeless Reads & Treasures (TRT Books)
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Condition: New (N). Signed by both authors. First Edition in exceptional collector condition. The dust jacket is fine as it shows very slight signs of handling and/or shelving. Cover boards, binding, and spine remain pristine and firmly intact. All 264 pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked, free of writing, or highlighting. Signed by both authors, Alisa Smith and J. B. MacKinnon, on the title page. A landmark memoir of the early locavore movement, Plenty chronicles Alisa Smith and J. B. MacKinnons year long commitment to eating only what could be grown or produced within 100 miles of their Vancouver home. Blending personal narrative with environmental insight, the authors explore seasonal eating, sustainable agriculture, regional foodways, and the challenges of living within strict local limits. Their story is equal parts culinary adventure, social commentary, and relationship study, offering a thoughtful and engaging look at modern food ethics. This copy is signed by both Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon, making it a desirable collectible for readers interested in food culture, sustainability, environmental studies, and modern memoir. A thoughtful and engaging account of reconnecting with local agriculture and rediscovering the meaning of home.…
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- Title
- Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally *SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS*
- Author
- Alisa Smith; J. B. Mackinnon
- Publisher
- Harmony Books, New York
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 030734732X
- ISBN 13
- 9780307347329
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 0.91 pounds
- Dimensions
- 6 inches width by 8.5 inches height by 1 inch depth
- Seller catalogs
- Collectible, Cooking, Creative, Health, History
Back in the city, they began to research the origins of the items that stocked the shelves of their local supermarket. They were shocked to discover that a typical ingredient in a North American meal travels roughly the distance between Boulder, Colorado, and New York City before it reaches the plate. Like so many people, Smith and MacKinnon were trying to live more lightly on the planet; meanwhile, their “SUV diet” was producing greenhouse gases and smog at an unparalleled rate. So they decided on an experiment: For one year they would eat only food produced within 100 miles of their Vancouver home.
It wouldn’t be easy. Stepping outside the industrial food system, Smith and MacKinnon found themselves relying on World War II–era cookbooks and maverick farmers who refused to play by the rules of a global economy. What began as a struggle slowly transformed into one of the deepest pleasures of their lives. For the first time they felt connected to the people and the places that sustain them.
For Smith and MacKinnon, the 100-mile diet became a journey whose destination was, simply, home. From the satisfaction of pulling their own crop of garlic out of the earth to pitched battles over canning tomatoes, Plenty is about eating locally and thinking globally.
The authors’ food-focused experiment questions globalization, monoculture, the oil economy, environmental collapse, and the tattering threads of community. Thought-provoking and inspiring, Plenty offers more than a way of eating. In the end, it’s a new way of looking at the world.
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About the Author
J.B. MacKinnon is the author of the acclaimed narrative nonfiction book Dead Man in Paradise.
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