Mike Small is a writer, activist, and publisher focused on the climate crisis and the impacts of globalization. As the editor of the online magazine Bella Caledonia and co-founder of the Fife Diet, he is deeply committed to addressing the sustainability of food supply chains. Drawing on his expertise in Social Ecology and the work of Patrick Geddes, his writing explores themes of regionalism and the urgent need to counter the relentless globalization of our food systems. His work offers insightful perspectives on the interconnectedness of environmental challenges, economic structures, and the future of food.
Kate and Marine, best friends and longtime students at the intensely competitive Paris Opera Ballet School, must decide what price they are willing to pay to win the only available spot in the professional ballet company that operates the school.
This book lifts the lid on the unsavoury reality of our current food system including horsemeat in processed beef products, the unsustainable movement of food round the globe, and how supermarket shopping generates massive waste. It’s an indictment of a food system that is out of control. But this is also a hopeful book as it describes the local food movement in Scotland and how demands for change are growing in strength to re-capture control of the food system. It also shows how individuals can take simple steps to switch to more sustainable and healthy eating and evaluates what the Scottish Government is doing to address these profoundly important issues.