Book Club: Reaping What She Sows
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Event Date:
Jan 31, 2026
Event Time:
03:30 pm - 04:30 pm
Free Event
Description
Join us for a Book Larder Book Club! We're shining a light on food titles that make us think beyond recipes, and our January pick is Nancy Matsumoto's Reaping What She Sows: How Women Are Rebuilding Our Broken Food System. Hosted by booksellers Erin Chan and Sophie Handler, we will gather around the kitchen island to discuss the book and its related themes. We're keeping the kettle on and making it cozy, so BYOM (Bring Your Own Mug) to enjoy some tea as the discussion flows.
About the book:
A James Beard Award winner celebrates the women heroes who are fighting against the Big Food system—and asks the question: How should we eat?
When the Covid-19 pandemic ripped through global food supply chains, it threatened the livelihoods of farmers, created shortages in supermarkets, and revealed a startling truth to consumers: the food system is broken, and large corporations did the breaking. An idea began to take hold–what if we could return to a time when our needs were met by the farmers in our own communities, rather than a commodity, Big Food system that favors profit above all else?
With in-depth, on the ground reporting, Nancy Matsumoto introduces readers to the women changemakers who are building out local and regional supply chains to combat the destructive effects of Big Food: from the founder of a women-led rice cooperative who is fighting Black land loss, to the Indigenous women who own and operate the first kelp hatchery on the American east coast, and more.
Reaping What She Sows offers a blueprint for what eating enjoyably, sustainably, and ethically looks like today. Essential for those who are concerned about climate change, their own health, and the lack of choice and transparency in the global food supply chain.
When the Covid-19 pandemic ripped through global food supply chains, it threatened the livelihoods of farmers, created shortages in supermarkets, and revealed a startling truth to consumers: the food system is broken, and large corporations did the breaking. An idea began to take hold–what if we could return to a time when our needs were met by the farmers in our own communities, rather than a commodity, Big Food system that favors profit above all else?
With in-depth, on the ground reporting, Nancy Matsumoto introduces readers to the women changemakers who are building out local and regional supply chains to combat the destructive effects of Big Food: from the founder of a women-led rice cooperative who is fighting Black land loss, to the Indigenous women who own and operate the first kelp hatchery on the American east coast, and more.
Reaping What She Sows offers a blueprint for what eating enjoyably, sustainably, and ethically looks like today. Essential for those who are concerned about climate change, their own health, and the lack of choice and transparency in the global food supply chain.
This is a free community event, but we request an RSVP to know our capacity. To support this event and other free community events, consider purchasing a copy of Reaping What She Sows here.
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