Joan Dye Gussow, a renowned nutritionist and educator, passed away at 96, leaving behind a legacy as the matriarch of the local food movement. She was a professor emeritus at Columbia University and highlighted the importance of understanding food systems before consumption. Her book, "The Feeding Web: Issues in Nutritional Ecology," was instrumental in influencing modern food writers. Gussow advocated for sustainability and community gardens, drawing attention to the declining number of farmers in the U.S., and emphasized the critical connection between food, farming practices, and public health.
Joan Dye Gussow emphasized understanding food systems before consumption and pioneer the local food movement, advocating for the connections between farming, health, and sustainability.
Her influential work, "The Feeding Web: Issues in Nutritional Ecology," notably impacted writers like Michael Pollan and Barbara Kingsolver, shaping food discourse.
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