Manifesto On The Future Of Food (second Edition)

By (author) Solá, Aurora
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A radical look at how the food we eat affects the humans we are. Tracing a path from the health of the soil to the health of human beings, Farmacy’s Manifesto on the Future of Food highlights how food is the connecting agent between our mental, physical and planetary wellbeing.
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What is the future of food? A radical look at how the food we eat affects the humans we are.

“Very important information!” —Woody Harrelson

Farmacy demands a food revolution. With our bodies ailing and our mental health straining, humanity needs a radically different way of eating and farming. Tracing a path from the health of the soil to the health of human beings, Farmacy highlights how food is the connecting agent between our mental, physical and planetary wellbeing.

This second edition of Farmacy’s Manifesto on the Future of Food is a collaboration between researchers, artists and writers, analysing the interconnected topics of soil ecology, industrial agriculture, the medicinal qualities of food, the gut-brain axis and regeneration, charting a bold path towards the renewal of our civilisation. With vintage botanical photography, ecological diagrams and stylish, green-edged pages, this insurgent manifesto is the perfect companion for any eco-revolutionaries who believe in the future of our planet.

Farmacy was founded by Camilla Fayed in 2016 with the mission to serve transformational food that offers a different future. Moved by the conviction that food can speak to every major crisis facing humanity, Farmacy collaborates with an array of initiatives that support food system transformation, radical human health and the cultivation of personal sovereignty. Manifesto on the Future of Food is the first title by Farmacy Publishing.

Profits from the sale of this book go to the Farmacy Foundation, which invests in farms and educational initiatives that regenerate soil and empower people to transform their health.
Table of contents:

1. Eating the Future

2. Rerouting

3. Soil

Down to earth

The paved road

Brief history of another path

A moveable feast

The ecology of perception

Victorious but utterly ruined

The brief: sustainable food production

4. Food

The promise of food

Healing the body

Feeding the mind

Vital ferments

Real food

Seeds

Global markets

What is food sovereignty?

Price and access

Who will feed the world?

Technology

What does a regenerative food system look like?

Moving carbon

5. Planting a Renaissance

Regeneration

Enchantment

Review quote:

“Very important information!” 

— Woody Harrelson

“You named your business Farmacy. I’ve been telling farmers, I said, don’t see yourself as producers and compare yourself in an industrial system. See yourself as physicians, physicians of the earth, physicians of people. That’s your vocation.” 

— Vandana Shiva     

“This small and perfectly formed book holds a wealth of knowledge and inspiration. It’s a call to action and you can count me in.” 

— Mary McCartney, author of Feeding Creativity

“Stunningly clear, accurate, comprehensive, and compelling. Absolutely the best description and elucidation I have seen.”

— Paul Hawken, author and founder of Project Regeneration and Project Drawdown

“Packed with insight, providing clear guidance and explanation for anyone curious on the topic. It truly is a Manifesto on the Future of Food.”

—Dan Kittredge, founder of the Bionutrient Institute

“A valuable resource for reflection.”

— Mark O’Connell, founder of the Apricot Center

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