Review of Serving the public: The Good Food Revolution in Schools, Hospitals and Prisons

Authors

  • Jennifer Sumner University of Toronto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v12i2.744

Keywords:

Good food revolution, hospital food, prison food, school food, the public plate

Abstract

This book explores the good food revolution in public institutions: schools, hospitals and prisons.  Noting that the provision of food in these institutions is an index of the public duty of care, the author puts forward ideas and provides examples of institutions that are harnessing the power of purchase to not only overcome the damage caused by the neoliberal narrow-mindedness of ‘value for money’ but also contribute to a fairer, healthier and more sustainable food system.

 

A picnic table covered in summer produce: red, orange, and yellow tomatoes, corn, okra, basil, nasturtium flowers, eggplants and aronia berries

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Published

2025-09-04

How to Cite

Sumner, J. (2025). Review of Serving the public: The Good Food Revolution in Schools, Hospitals and Prisons. Canadian Food Studies La Revue Canadienne Des études Sur l’alimentation, 12(2), 136–138. https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v12i2.744

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2025): On Resilience, Adaptability, Cooperation, and Innovation

Section

Book/Art/Event Reviews

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Copyright (c) 2025 Jennifer Sumner

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