{"product_id":"grow-stephen-grace-9780996156011","title":"Grow: Stories from the Urban Food Movement","description":"What do a rapper, a returned soldier, a reformed gangster, a grandmother, a petroleum geologist, a bestselling author, and a microchip engineer have in common? They are all wresting control of food from an industrial system responsible for a plague of poor personal and planetary health. In his landmark work, \u003ci\u003eGrow: Stories from the Urban Food Movement\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephen Grace embarks on a journey of discovery to understand what motivates these urbanites working to reinvent the way we feed ourselves.\u003cp\u003e From the driver of a repurposed garbage truck healing the soil to a guerrilla gardener bombing the city with seeds, a cast of extraordinary characters emerges as Grace makes his way into the heart of a revolution. He discovers that food can be a means to tackle some of our most pressing problems, from youth crime to the healthcare crisis, from resource depletion to climate change. Instead of succumbing to despair over global challenges, the citizens of Denver profiled in \u003ci\u003eGrow\u003c\/i\u003e find the creativity and fortitude to begin rebuilding the food system in their own backyard. This shift in the Mile High City is a microcosm of a movement redefining our relationships with farming and food-and with each other. \u003ci\u003eGrow\u003c\/i\u003e is concerned with what we put on our plates, but its true subject is the stories we tell as we struggle to repair our severed connections to nature and our fellow citizens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the tradition of great travel writing, \u003ci\u003eGrow\u003c\/i\u003e encounters worlds as diverse as permaculture and hip-hop with expansive curiosity and irresistible humor. Whether joining a crop mob or collecting compostable waste in an alley, whether foraging for cactus or seeking refuge in a café founded on compassion, Grace illuminates moments of growth as he explores the hardest parts of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Grace gives us the stories of those on the ground and in the dirt and thereby gives us all hope and know-how. I absolutely loved this book. A must-read--for everyone.\" -\u003cb\u003eLaura Pritchett\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eStars Go Blue\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Grow is gorgeously written and a true pleasure to read. Grace is a lovely writer and here he puts his mastery to the highest purpose-changing the way we live so that we can take care of our planet.\" -\u003cb\u003eHelen Thorpe\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eJust Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSoldier Girls\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Stephen Grace has written with passion, wisdom, and-yes-grace about the backstory of the food on our plates, and about the people in Denver who are working to bring that story closer to home...\" -\u003cb\u003eNick Arvin\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Reconstructionist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Stephen Grace serves up generous helpings of nutrient-dense stories of farmers and farming in the gritty urban tangle of a sprawling metropolis, revealing a hidden revolution with the power to quietly heal lives and communities....\" -\u003cb\u003eMichael Brownlee\u003c\/b\u003e, Publisher, \u003ci\u003eLocal Food Shift\u003c\/i\u003e magazine \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A highly engaged and engaging conversation, a compassionate conversation, with the foragers, restaurateurs, vintners, waste farmers and community gardeners who are building the soil of a restorative economy.\" -\u003cb\u003eWoody Tasch\u003c\/b\u003e, Founder and Chairman of Slow Money \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Years from now, people will read this book by Stephen Grace and think, 'That's how we did it! That's how people in cities figured out how to feed themselves instead of relying on food trucked in from thousands of miles away!'\" -\u003cb\u003eKristin Ohlson\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Soil Will Save Us\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Grace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0996156011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780996156011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bangtail Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen Grace","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43927212294399,"sku":"9780996156011","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b46a2562-1d39-4d19-b2a4-b7733d091e76.jpg?v=1681087509","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grow-stephen-grace-9780996156011","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}