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Why gene banks aren’t enough to save the world’s food

What needs to change is industrial farming, especially since the benefits of small farming operations are already apparent

The following is excerpted from Taras Grescoe’s The Lost Supper, and has been lightly edited for length and clarity. There were times during this voyage that…

The following is excerpted from Taras Grescoe’s The Lost Supper, and has been lightly edited for length and clarity.  There were times during this voyage

Time is running out for gift shopping so what do you get for the book-loving foodie on your list? Food columnist Andrew Coppolino has a few last-minute ideas after he took a trip to Words Worth Books in Waterloo.

Globe and Mail editors and reviewers offer up our annual guide to the best fiction, non-fiction, thrillers, graphic novels, picture books and cookbooks of the year

The global standard diet is wrecking our health, argues Taras Grescoe - who offers a surprising solution in his new book The Lost Supper

Bryan Washington’s "Family Meal" and C. Pam Zhang’s "The Land of Milk and Honey" are among the notable works of food-focused fiction to read this season, while exciting nonfiction titles include Curtis Chin’s memoir "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant" and Sarah Lohman’s "Endangered Eating."

Montreal author Taras Grescoe felt dismayed by the state of today's food systems. That's why he travelled to places like Mexico City, where he ate bugs to learn more about the agricultural practices of the past.

A new book explores foods from the past.