One of the founders of the Slow Food movement, Petrini has been a leader in making people aware of the costs of fast food and industrial agriculture. In this book, he argues that food has become just another commodity by an agribusiness industry that is ravaging environments and peoples' lives worldwide. To change this situation, Petrini advocates local alliances between consumers and food producers. These alliances, he argues, will give people control over what foods are grown, and over how they are grown and distributed. Although a bit nostalgic in its view of family farming, this very readable book will appeal to any reader concerned about the quality of the food they eat. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
