Eat like a fish : my adventures as a fisherman turned restorative ocean farmer /
Bren Smith.
- First edition.
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
- ix, 303 pages : illustration ; 22 cm.
Thank God we're surrounded by water -- Saltwater cowboys -- Alaska bound -- Two hearts, two minds -- No fish, our lives -- Everyone's on the hook -- From fisherman to farmer -- Sea of drunken dreams -- Landlords and drowning -- Ocean rescue -- Up from the depths -- Look back to swim forward -- Falling for a foodie -- Center of the plate -- Sea greens for the masses -- The green wave -- Swimming with sharks -- Newfoundland, take me home -- A shared vision -- Fade to blue.
Part memoir, part manifesto, in Eat Like a Fish Bren Smith, a former commercial fisherman turned restorative ocean farmer, shares a bold new vision for the future of food: seaweed. Through tales that span from his childhood in Newfoundland to his early years on the high seas aboard commercial fishing trawlers, from pioneering new forms of ocean farming to surfing the frontiers of the food movement, Smith introduces the world of sea-based agriculture, and advocates getting ocean vegetables onto American plates (there are thousands of edible varieties in the sea!). Here he shows how we can transform our food system while enjoying delicious, nutritious, locally grown food, and how restorative ocean farming has the potential to create millions of new jobs and protect our planet in the face of climate change, rising populations, and finite food resources. Also included are recipes from acclaimed chefs Brooks Headley and David Santos. Written with the humor and swagger of a fisherman telling a late-night tale, this is a monumental work of deeply personal food policy that will profoundly change the way we think about what we eat.
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