Ben Hewitt
Author
Publisher
Rodale Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Food recalls have become so ubiquitous we hardly even notice them. The massive peanut salmonella contamination of 2008 to 2009 alone killed nine and sickened an estimated 22,500 people; only a few weeks later, contaminated frozen cookie dough sent 35 people to the hospital. These tragic, inexcusable events to which no one is immune are but a symptom of a broader food system malaise. In Making Supper Safe, Ben Hewitt exposes the vulnerabilities inherent...
Author
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Hardwick is a small farming community in Vermont. However, when its viability was threatened by large corporations, the town's 3,000 residents banded together to create a revolutionary, self-sustaining food system. While the 2008 recession crippled privately owned farms, the Hardwick food companies thrived. Now, Hardwick is poised to become the quintessential model for American communities.