Warren Belasco has been both pioneer and archaeologist for thought surrounding food in American culture, his voice has been illuminating and grounding for those seeking to  understand the relationships between food, culture, identity and responsibility.  As an active participant of the American counter-culture Belasco underpins his thinking on contemporary food issues with his first-hand experience of how movements such as organics, slow food, urban gardening and cooperatives developed in America.

Warren Belasco is a professor  with the University of Maryland and has authored several books on food issues.  Belasco’s book, Appetite for Change, will be of specific interest to anybody seeking to understand the central role of food in the American counter-culture.  It is an exceptional read. Additionally, his book “Food: the key concepts” is a very good overview of food issues from a social sciences perspective.