The Stop: How the Fight for Good Food Transformed a Community and Inspired a Movement

About this book

A terrific book about a visionary postfood bank project. Michael Pollan THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER British super chef Jamie Oliver called it "amazing " writing that hed traveled all over the world and never seen anything like it. New York Times food writer Mark Bittman called it "one of those forward-thinking groups pointing the way to the future of good food." Raj Patel the critically acclaimed author of Stuffed and Starved said he was "blown away" by it. So what is it? The Stop a Community Food Centre that has revolutionized the way we combat hunger and poverty. Since community worker Nick Saul became the executive director of The Stop in 1998 it has been transformed from a cramped food bank to a thriving internationally respected Community Food Centre. The Stop has flourished with gardens kitchens a greenhouse farmers markets and a mission to revolutionize our food system. In a voice thats "never preachy" (MacLeans) Saul and Curtis share what The Stop could mean for the future of food and argue that everyone deserves a dignified healthy place at the table.