Hope's edge : the next diet for a small planet

Lappé, Frances Moore (Author). Lappé, Anna, 1973- (Added Author).

Summary: The author of the classic "Diet for a Small Planet" and her daughter travel the world, discovering practical visionaries who are making a difference in world hunger, sometimes one village at a time.

Item details

ISBN: 1585421499
ISBN: 9781585421497
Physical Description: print
448 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 2002.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-419) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Beginning -- Opening note -- Prologue: Pushing the edge of hope -- Maps of the mind: Exposing five thought traps blocking our path Journey: Delicious revolution: California, U.S.--San Francisco Bay Area -- Food first spicy garlic eggplant -- Edible schoolyard empanada -- Battle for human nature: Brazil--Sao Paulo, Curitiba, and encampments -- Beautiful horizon: Brazil--belo horizonte -- Feijoada (tangy black beans) Dinner -- Rice with green chili sauce -- Greens with sesame seed topping and orange slices -- Hyacinth Principle: Bangladesh--Dhaka and villages -- Bengali lentil soup -- Seeking Annapoorna: India--New Delhi, the Punjab and villages -- Coconut-ginger curry -- Walking to Nairobi: Kenya--Nairobi and the village of Kyaume -- Celebrating root vegetables Soup -- Stirring the sleeping giant: Holland, Central America, and the U.S. -- Indra and Sylvie's Chai -- Last taste of Paris: Belgium and France--Brittany and Paris -- Madame Reiffsteck's apple tart -- Frisian oat curry -- Taking off the cowboy hat: Wisconsin, U.S.--Madison and Dane County -- Fresh peapod and rice salad -- Homecoming: Traveling the edge of possibility: Learning the five liberating ideas helping us find our way -- Taking Off: Epilogue -- Entry points -- Five thought traps & the five liberating ideas -- Coming to our senses: Recipes from pioneer vegetarian and whole-foods cookbook authors -- Recipes from pioneer chefs and restaurants bringing us organic and Whole foods, and celebrating locally grown cuisine -- Food for though t: Short list of recommended readings -- Bibliography -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Small planet fund.

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Alternativbewegung
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