Low-Hanging Fruit
The Food industry doesn't want you to know this dirty secret:
…90% of chronic disease in the US is directly related to the food we eat, and it’s all completely preventable. Obesity, cancer, diabetes, and other major diseases aren’t just tied to individual choice, but rather are a result of the unequal and unfair design of our national food system.
“Food Deserts” (as labeled by the US Department of Agriculture) are killing America. Low-income communities rarely have access to healthy food, and Low-Hanging Fruit presents a complete solution.
OCG Founder Shannon Dobbs tears apart conventional grocery store models and breaks down why the status quo hurts everyone (except for Big Industry), and then provides a better path forward.
In Low-Hanging Fruit: Market-Based Strategies for a More Resilient Community Food System, you will learn:
- How global supply chain inefficiencies contribute to inflated costs for food, as well as climate chaos and food waste
- Who retail grocery stores are really working for (hint: not us!)
- How food system corruption wastes labor, food, and other scarce resources (including the truth about expiration dates)
- Methods to improve usage rates and impact of federal assistance programs like SNAP and WIC in your area
- Methods for developing resilience and sustainability into local food systems using market-based approaches
- How to reduce food and packaging waste systemically, without blame-shaming your neighbors.
- Food Hub solutions designed for both rural and urban environments
- Collaborative grassroots strategies for designing a healthier food system from the ground up
Low-Hanging Fruit is at its core a call to action for systemic change, and a roadmap to a healthier future for everyone.
Proceeds from book sales support On Common Ground (OCG) – a 501c3 nonprofit organization – ongoing efforts to eliminate the root causes of food insecurity in the US. By emphasizing grassroots, community empowerment and placemaking principles — OCG aims to eliminate barriers to food access and solve chronic disease in our lifetimes.
Shannon is a committed advocate for the global whole food / slow food revolution and the global movement to end hunger. Low-Hanging Fruit is intended to act as a beacon (though perhaps panic flare is more appropriate!) for nonprofits focused on food justice and resource access inequality, community leaders, healthcare and resilient food systems advocates, funding resources, and grassroots community action groups, to spotlight an achievable, scalable, measurable, and replicable path to a healthier and more resilient future for our national food system.
Together we will change the world, one delicious bite at a time.