Agriculture & Food
A Matter of Taste
By Rebecca Tucker
How farmer's markets and organic produce became synonymous with "good food" and why they shouldn't be.
How did farmer's markets, nose-to-tail, locavorism, organic eating, CSAs, whole foods, and Whole Foods become synonymous with “good food”? And are these practices really ... Read more
Dinner on Mars
By Lenore Newman & Evan D. G. Fraser
From Impossible Burgers to lab-made sushi, two witty, plugged-in food scientists explore leading-edge AgTech for the answer to feeding a settlement on Mars — and nine billion Earthlings too
Feeding a Martian is one of the greatest challenges in the history of agriculture. ... Read more
Eat the Beetles!
By David Waltner-Toews
“Provides a sturdy literary exoskeleton to the field of human insectivory . . . it entertains as it enlightens. ” — Daniella Martin, author of Edible: An Adventure into the World of Eating Insects and the Last Great Hope to Save the Planet
Will eating insects change the ... Read more
Growing and Eating Sustainably
By Dana James & Evan Bowness
Foreword by Hannah Wittman
The industrial food system, from production to consumption and waste, is a major contributor to environmental, social and economic problems. A few powerful multinational corporations have consolidated control of agricultural markets and wealth while many farmers struggle to ... Read more
Lost Feast
By Lenore Newman
“Edifying and entertaining. ” — Foreword Reviews, starred review
Taste Canada Silver Award Winner and finalist for the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Award
A rollicking exploration of the history and future of our favorite foods
When we humans love foods, we ... Read more
Take Back the Tray
By Joshna Maharaj
A beloved chef takes on institutional food and sparks a revolution
Good food generally doesn’t arrive on a tray: hospital food is famously ridiculed, chronic student hunger is deemed a rite of passage, and prison meals are considered part of the punishment. But Chef Joshna ... Read more
The Edible City
Edited by Christina Palassio & Alana Wilcox
If a city is its people, and its people are what they eat, then shouldn’t food play a larger role in our dialogue about how and where we live? The food of a metropolis is essential to its character. Native plants, proximity to farmland, the locations of supermarkets, immigration, ... Read more
The Fair Trade Handbook
Edited by Gavin Fridell, Zack Gross, and Sean McHugh
Foreword by Sean McHugh
Framed within the common goal of advancing trade justice and South-North solidarity, The Fair Trade Handbook presents a broad interpretation of fair trade and a wide-ranging dialogue between different viewpoints. Canadian researchers in particular have advanced a transformative ... Read more
The Fruitful City
By Helena Moncrieff
Nominated for the 2019 Heritage Toronto Book Award
Shortlisted for the 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
“Moncrieff eloquently reminds readers of the bounty and beauty that surround them.” —Publishers Weekly
Examining the roots and fruits of the urban foodscape
Our cities ... Read more