A Farm on Every Corner: Reimagining America's Food System for the Twenty-First Century

by David Lange

The current wasteful, inefficient, and unsustainable practices in America's food system have us hurtling towards a bleak future.
Instead, A Farm on Every Corner suggests that a radical decentralization and localization of food production and a transformation of how our country grows, ships, eats, and disposes of its food is critical for a more sustainable, profitable, healthier, and tastier future.
From a food forest in Atlanta, to sidewalks in Los Angeles, to the docks of Sitka, Alaska, this book will take you on a journey of what's possible when food meets community. It takes inventory of the current state of our nation's food system and makes the case for why empowering our communities to take back food production from corporations makes us all better off.
Whether you're someone who visits their weekly farmers' market or if you've never given a second thought to how your food got to your plate, this book will show you the potential located down the street and across the country and teach you to reconnect how we eat with where we live. Let's dig in!

164 pages, Paperback

Published December 13, 2020

Reviews

[Sydney Schoeller · Rating 3 out of 5]

3⭐️ An approachable non fiction book that generally outlined the issues and real-life solutions in our modern food system. I sometimes found myself wanting more thorough descriptions of the problems discussed but at the same time I liked the shorter length of the book!

[Liv L · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a native of Florida where we’re seeing our aquifer drained and our oceans experiencing regular bouts of harmful algal blooms due to the waste waters of big sugar, this book felt especially relevant to me. It inspired me to want to go local with the food I purchase and to think more deeply about what I consume and how it’s connected to the world around me. Lange’s writing is sprightly and interesting while also very well-researched and thoughtful. The author shined a spotlight on some very pioneering people, establishments, and agricultural methods I would never have known otherwise.


Reading this book made me feel like I was reading a revolutionary treatise at times, and it’s awesome, because it also makes total rational sense. Lange’s work has a beautiful premise with a potentially beautiful impact, if only we heed its lessons.

[Jan Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lange’s book presents an essential dialogue that needs to happen regarding food sustainability for the future. This thought-provoking book not only challenges common perceptions surrounding food in the United States, but also offers many solutions that could drastically benefit us as individuals, communities, and as members of humanity. The book itself is laid out in an optimistic, educational format that is easy for anyone to understand. I know I’ll be gardening this summer!

[Madeline Pannell · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book struck a good balance between being realistic and hopeful. It's written in a straightforward, accessible way that's really what we need in disseminating information about the environmental crisis and its effect on our daily lives. I definitely recommend reading this as a great intro to what must be done for our communities and earth so that all might flourish.

[Hannah Long · Rating 5 out of 5]

David Lange's recently released, "A Farm on Every Corner" is a compact, easy to understand guide of the history, present condition, and reimagination of America's food system. I read it in one sitting and highly recommend it for anyone who eats!

Covering a wide range of topics such as governmental policies, theft and desecration of land, socio-economic and racial injustices, environmental sustainability in a changing climate, community engagement, financing options, public health, and food security for an increasing population, Lange showcases various organizations and examples of innovation which provide informative insight and powerful motivation for us all to take action and work towards a better food system.