When I give talks about my latest book, Reaping What She Sows: How Women Are Rebuilding Our Broken Food System, the first question I’m often asked is, “Why did you write this book?” I have short and long answers to this question. Here I offer the most comprehensive one so far.

When I suffered a health crisis midway through my career as a reporter and was unable to work, it was a chance to take stock and think about what really mattered. I had cut my teeth covering ...

 

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