One of The Atlantic's Best Food Books of 2014: fifty ways to be an enlightened carnivore, while taking better care of our planet and ourselves, from the founder of Slow Food USA.
We have evolved as meat eaters, proclaims Patrick Martins, and it's futile to deny it. But, given the destructive forces of the fast-food industry and factory farming, we need to make smart, informed choices about the food we eat and where it comes from.
In 50 short chapters, Martins cuts through organize zealotry and the misleading jargon of food labeling to outline realistic steps everyone can take to be part of the sustainable-food movement. With wit, and insight, and no small amount of provocation, The Carnivore's Manifesto is both a revolutionary call to arms and a rollicking good read that will inspire, engage, and challenge anyone interested in the way we eat today.
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“Lively and challenging…Martins recognizes that the economic realities of big agriculture vs.
independent farmers, distributors, and purveyors are the biggest
obstacles to his manifesto, but he remains optimistic that consumer
demand may eventually bring changes to the supply chain. It begins with
getting to know the farmers, butchers, and green grocers who bring food
to our tables; it’s about ‘provenance’…A passionate call for ‘responsible meat-eating’ and what that means,
as well as an explanation of the small steps required for accomplishing
it.”
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Kirkus Reviews