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Throughout Americas history as an industrial nation sizable countercultural movements have chosen to forgo modern comforts in pursuit of a simpler life In this illuminating alternative American history Margot Anne Kelley details the evolution of foodcentric utopian movements that were fueled by deep yearnings for unpolluted water and air racial and gender equality for peace for a less consumerist lifestyle for a sense of authenticity for simplicity for a healthy diet and for a sustaining connection to the natural world

Millennials who jettisoned cities for rural life form the core of Americas current backtotheland movement These young farmers helped meet surges in supplies for food when COVID19 ravaged lives and economies and laid bare limitations in Americas industrial food supply chain

Today food has become an important element of the social justice movement Food is no longer just about what we eat but about how our food is raised and who profits along the way Kelley looks closely at the efforts of young farmers now growing heirloom pigs culturally appropriate foods and newly bred vegetables along with others working in coalitions advocacy groups and educational programs to extend the reach of this eras Good Food Movement