Feed the Planet

“If you want to see how the world secures enough food for more than eight billion people in the early twenty-first century, then there is no better visual guide than Feed the Planet.” -- —Vaclav Smil, author of How the World Really Works “The pageant of food production is the history of humanity, for better and worse. No one captures that pageant with a keener eye, in wide-angle and in intimate human detail, than photographer George Steinmetz. In this important book, we see what we all would prefer to ignore: the costs of our hungers and wants.” -- —David Quammen, author of Spillover ""Feed the Planet grabs you by the collar, forces you to halt and really see—the intricate dance of our planet, beginning with the very essence of survival: food and agriculture. A remarkable publication and an instant classic on the shelves at Noma."" -- —René Redzepi, chef/co-owner of Noma ""Feed the Planet made me think differently about how each of our culinary ingredients is grown and harvested. Anyone interested in gastronomy should have this magnificent book.” -- —Ferran Adrià, chef, elBullifoundation “Feed the Planet is a masterpiece. Its extraordinary imagery utterly transforms our understanding of what it means to feed the world. Steinmetz has captured the face of a troubled planet never before seen, teeming with astonishing brilliance, unnoticed beauty, and calamitous ecological provocations.” -- –Paul Hawken, environmentalist and entrepreneur “George Steinmetz’s work has brilliantly and beautifully captured the intricacies and challenges to the world’s food supply chain, which we are grateful to be part of daily as we feed our community.” -- –Rita Sodi and Jody Williams, Chefs and Owners, Via Carota, Bar Pisellino, Commerce Inn, I Sodi, Buvette, West Village, New York “Feed the Planet conveys a message of pressing importance, communicated by images of exquisite beauty. George Steinmetz is one the most unique and astonishing photographers of our time.” -- –Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild “Feed the Planet captures the diversity, challenges, and impacts of feeding the world in all its breathtaking beauty and sobering realities. George Steinmetz’s images, from sweeping landscapes to exquisite minutiae, show us the intricacies of where and how our food is produced. No matter how much you think you know about food, Steinmetz’s outstanding documentation will shed new light.” -- –Jason Clay, World Wildlife Fund, USA “Feed the Planet is literally a trip around the world’s food sources—gardens, oceans, rivers and ranches—as if you were looking down at it all from a hot air balloon. Steinmetz and Bourne have enlivened a generally dry topic with gorgeous photos, history, fun facts, and lore: Coffee was likely discovered (legend has it) by an Ethiopian goat herder who noticed that his goats stayed up all night after munching on a local bean; Spain is the world’s largest producer of olive oil; and southern Peru is considered the birthplace of the potato. Not only will you be entertained, but you will also be forced to think hard about the choices you make about what you put on the table every day.” -- –Sara Moulton, host of ""Sara’s Weeknight Meals""