School Farms: Feeding and Educating Children (Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment)

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Synopsis
This book highlights the potential of school farms to fight hunger and malnutrition by providing access to locally produced, fresh, and healthy food as well as providing young students with educational opportunities to learn, interact with nature, and develop their skills. Hunger is one of the most pressing concerns we face today and there is a clear need to provide alternative sources of food to feed a fast-growing population. School farms offer a sustainable opportunity to produce food locally in order to feed underprivileged students who rely on school meals as an integral part of their daily diet. Approaching the concept of school farms through four themes, Problem, People, Process, and Place, the book shows how they can play an essential role in providing sustainable and healthy food for students, the critical role educational institutions can play in promoting this process, and the positive impact hands-on farming can have on students' mental and physical wellbeing. Utilizing the authors' personal hands-on experiences, and drawing on global case studies, the book provides a theoretical framework and practical guidance to help with the establishment of school farms and community-based gardening projects and an education system which promotes a sustainable and healthy approach to food, agriculture, and the environment. This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of food security, agriculture, healthy and sustainable diets, education for sustainable development, and urban studies. It will also be of great interest to practitioners and policymakers involved in food policy, developing school and community projects, global health and international development, as well as education professionals.
Copyright:
2022

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
294 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000484045
Related ISBNs:
9781003176558, 9781032009605, 9781032009612
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Alshimaa Aboelmakarem Farag, Samaa Badawi, Gurpinder Lalli and Maya Kamareddine
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Wine, Health, Mind and Body, Outdoors and Nature, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Alshimaa Aboelmakarem Farag
Edited by:
Samaa Badawi
Edited by:
Gurpinder Lalli
Edited by:
Maya Kamareddine

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