otrops reviewed Hungry city by Carolyn Steel
Review of 'Hungry city' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
This is a fascinating history of the relationship between food production and the city by Carolyn Steel, an architect. At times, the book is a bit London-centric, though she also on Paris. As a Londoner who has previously lived in Paris, this just made the book all the more interesting for me.
Most impressively, she not only covers agriculture and architecture, but has the courage to discuss waste management, food production's darker side. She provides another brilliant history of our relationship with the so-called waste that we produce.
In the end, Steel proposes what she calls sitopia -- sitos (food) + topos (place), which would see at least some food produced inside the city itself.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in modern food production. If you're fascinated by agriculture and happen to live in London, you should definitely read this book.