Canadian Geographic admires The Edible City

'Every generation, it seems, experiences its own back-to-the-land movement. But what happens when 'the land' becomes too expensive? The regulations too crippling? The traditional knowledge too far gone? And how exactly can we return to the land when more than 80 percent of Canadians live in an urban environment? Judging from the number of books emerging on these themes - from laments for the vanishing family farm and scathing condemnations of industrial agriculture to handbooks on how to grow heirloom veggies on condo balconies - concerns about our relationship with food have become mainstream obsessions ...

Many Canadian cities are currently only beginning to grapple with these new demands to integrate food-producing spaces into urban design and policy. The Edible City: Toronto's Food From Farm to Fork is an eclectic potluck, exploring the forces that have shaped such civic issues as the protection of urban farmland and support for urban agriculture initiatives. Through topics as varying as Hamutal Dotan's quest for 'ethical meat' and Stéphanie Verge's visit to the rooftop beehives at the Royal York Hotel, 41 essays by some of Toronto's foremost food writers contribute to the feast of opinions on why Canada's largest city has always had a visionary relationship with food.'