Grow: Stories from the Urban Food Movement, by Stephen Grace
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What do a rapper, a returned soldier, a reformed gangster, a grandmother, a petroleum geologist, a bestselling author, and a microchip engineer have in common? They are all wresting control of food from an industrial system responsible for a plague of poor personal and planetary health. In his landmark work, Grow: Stories from the Urban Food Movement, Stephen Grace embarks on a journey of discovery to understand what motivates these urbanites working to reinvent the way we feed ourselves.
From the driver of a repurposed garbage truck healing the soil to a guerrilla gardener bombing the city with seeds, a cast of extraordinary characters emerges as Grace makes his way into the heart of a revolution. He discovers that food can be a means to tackle some of our most pressing problems, from youth crime to the healthcare crisis, from resource depletion to climate change. Instead of succumbing to despair over global challenges, the citizens of Denver profiled in Grow find the creativity and fortitude to begin rebuilding the food system in their own backyard. This shift in the Mile High City is a microcosm of a movement redefining our relationships with farming and food-and with each other. Grow is concerned with what we put on our plates, but its true subject is the stories we tell as we struggle to repair our severed connections to nature and our fellow citizens.
In the tradition of great travel writing, Grow encounters worlds as diverse as permaculture and hip-hop with expansive curiosity and irresistible humor. Whether joining a crop mob or collecting compostable waste in an alley, whether foraging for cactus or seeking refuge in a café founded on compassion, Grace illuminates moments of growth as he explores the hardest parts of the city.
"Grace gives us the stories of those on the ground and in the dirt and thereby gives us all hope and know-how. I absolutely loved this book. A must-read-for everyone." -Laura Pritchett, author of Stars Go Blue
"Grow is gorgeously written and a true pleasure to read. Grace is a lovely writer and here he puts his mastery to the highest purpose-changing the way we live so that we can take care of our planet." -Helen Thorpe, author of Just Like Us and Soldier Girls
"Stephen Grace has written with passion, wisdom, and-yes-grace about the backstory of the food on our plates, and about the people in Denver who are working to bring that story closer to home..." -Nick Arvin, author of The Reconstructionist
"Stephen Grace serves up generous helpings of nutrient-dense stories of farmers and farming in the gritty urban tangle of a sprawling metropolis, revealing a hidden revolution with the power to quietly heal lives and communities...." -Michael Brownlee, Publisher, Local Food Shift magazine
"A highly engaged and engaging conversation, a compassionate conversation, with the foragers, restaurateurs, vintners, waste farmers and community gardeners who are building the soil of a restorative economy." -Woody Tasch, Founder and Chairman of Slow Money
"Years from now, people will read this book by Stephen Grace and think, 'That's how we did it! That's how people in cities figured out how to feed themselves instead of relying on food trucked in from thousands of miles away!'" -Kristin Ohlson, author of The Soil Will Save Us
Grow: Stories from the Urban Food Movement, by Stephen Grace- Amazon Sales Rank: #1583888 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-25
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.02" h x .54" w x 5.98" l, .78 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 238 pages
Review "Grow is gorgeously written and a true pleasure to read. Grace is a lovely writer and here he puts his mastery to the highest purpose--changing the way we live so that we can take care of our planet."--Helen Thorpe, author of Just Like Us and Soldier Girls "If you are a person who eats food, this is a book you need to read. Stephen Grace has written with passion, wisdom, and--yes--grace about the backstory of the food on our plates, and about the people in Denver who are working to bring that story closer to home. Ultimately, Grow opens the possibility that simply asking about the story of our food can be a catalyst for saving us from ourselves, and that's a story we need to hear."--Nick Arvin, author of The Reconstructionist and Articles of War "A captivating and original book. While it offers a serious look into the urban food movement, the stories here are funny, inspiring, and, above all else, offer unique and do-able solutions. Grow is the rarest of gems: Grace gives us the stories of those on-the-ground and in-the-dirt and thereby gives us all hope and know-how. I absolutely loved this book. A must-read--for everyone." --Laura Pritchett, editor of Going Green and author of Stars Go Blue "In Grow, Stephen Grace serves up generous helpings of nutrient-dense stories of farmers and farming in the gritty urban tangle of a sprawling metropolis, revealing a hidden revolution with the power to quietly heal lives and communities. Drawn by a common urge to rebuild food security and sovereignty, the unsung pioneers that Grace discovers arise from broken communities to forge a regenerative local economy that is steadily and unexpectedly transforming fractured landscapes. The book emerged from Grace's attempt to find the bounty available in his own backyard ("so many tasty foods, so many fascinating people"). As writing it did for the author, reading Grow fires our imagination, inspires hope, and compels us to join the local food revolution and experience the joys of 'living deeply' in our cities."--Michael Brownlee, Publisher, Local Food Shift Magazine "This book is full of gems mined from the . . . wait a minute: Can a book about urban farming have gems and mining? Oh, yes, and Stephen Grace shows us how. One of my favorites is, 'Beware the everyday brutality of the averted gaze,' from the folks at SAME Café, where diners pay what they can afford. This book is the opposite of an averted gaze. It is a highly engaged and engaging conversation, a compassionate conversation, with the foragers, restaurateurs, vintners, waste farmers and community gardeners who are building the soil of a restorative economy." --Woody Tasch, Founder and Chairman of Slow Money "Years from now, people will read this book by Stephen Grace and think, 'That's how we did it! That's how people in cities figured out how to feed themselves instead of relying on food trucked in from thousands of miles away!' In Grow: Stories from the Urban Food Movement, Grace introduces us to the intrepid visionaries in Denver who are wielding the nuts and bolts of this transition. His book shows the obstacles, certainly, but also the hope that drives this movement, as well as suggesting ways the reader can participate."--Kristin Ohlson, author of The Soil Will Save Us
About the Author Stephen Grace is an accomplished author and historian, devoted to both Colorado's museums and its mountains. His novel, "Under Cottonwoods," was a Book Sense 76 selection. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Stephen Grace has done a great service to the urban food movement by telling this ... By Aron Rosenthal Replace "Denver" and the description of its streets and neighborhoods with the name and description of the city where you live and you'll understand how this is a movement without borders. Carlos, Ash, Matthew the Soil Shaman, Kelly, Jimmy -- they exist in every city in the U.S. and they are doing work just as important as these guys are doing in Denver. Seek them out. Start another chapter of this grand story in your own yard and be liberated. Stephen Grace has done a great service to the urban food movement by telling this story and Grow has become as important a motivating factor to me as any book I have recently read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. yet fun read. By visualgirl Compelling, thought-provoking, yet fun read...how smart sustainability includes recycling local food waste on a bigger scale to build back our depleted soils - Yes!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Both entertaining and informative! By La La in the Library Wow, not at all what I was expecting! This is a brilliant grouping of stories that are entertaining, heartwarming and insprational, as well as informative. It takes the reader on a journey from where our food begins, to what we can do to be more self reliant in feeding ourselves, even in urban settings. There is a backyard "farming" revolution going on in my city, from "dirtbag" gardening to backyard chickens. I am certainly going to make sure our indie bookstore and county library have this title front and center. I was approved for this title via Netgalley in return for an honest review.
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