How Long to Read Where Am I Eating? An Adventure Through the Global Food Economy

How Long Does it Take to Read Where Am I Eating? An Adventure Through the Global Food Economy?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read Where Am I Eating? An Adventure Through the Global Food Economy by Kelsey Timmerman

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Bridges the gap between global farmers and fishermen and American consumers America now imports twice as much food as it did a decade ago. What does this increased reliance on imported food mean for the people around the globe who produce our food? Kelsey Timmerman set out on a global quest to meet the farmers and fisherman who grow and catch our food, and also worked alongside them: loading lobster boats in Nicaragua, splitting cocoa beans with a machete in Ivory Coast, and hauling tomatoes in Ohio. Where Am I Eating? tells fascinating stories of the farmers and fishermen around the world who produce the food we eat, explaining what their lives are like and how our habits affect them. This book shows how what we eat affects the lives of the people who produce our food. Through compelling stories, explores the global food economy including workers rights, the global food crisis, fair trade, and immigration. Author Kelsey Timmerman has spoken at close to 100 schools around the globe about his first book, Where Am I Wearing: A Global Tour of the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes He has been featured in the Financial Times and has discussed social issues on NPR's Talk of the Nation and Fox News Radio Where Am I Eating? does not argue for or against the globalization of food, but personalizes it by observing the hope and opportunity, and sometimes the lack thereof, which the global food economy gives to the world's poorest producers.

How long is Where Am I Eating? An Adventure Through the Global Food Economy?

Where Am I Eating? An Adventure Through the Global Food Economy by Kelsey Timmerman is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Where Am I Eating? An Adventure Through the Global Food Economy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read Where Am I Eating? An Adventure Through the Global Food Economy aloud.

What Reading Level is Where Am I Eating? An Adventure Through the Global Food Economy?

Where Am I Eating? An Adventure Through the Global Food Economy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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