About the author
Dr. Wayne Roberts is a leading analyst, advocate and practitioner in the field of city food policy.
He is internationally recognized for using food as a lever to address local government challenges, a pragmatic skill set honed during his leadership of the Toronto Food Policy Council between 2000 and 2010.
Since then, Wayne has worked with city leaders across North America and Europe to develop food charters, food strategies and food policy councils, linking food projects with opportunities to advance health, community development, the economy and environment.
He has written several other books on food, including Real Food for a Change (1999) and the No-Nonsense Guide to World Food (2008, 2013).
To learn more about Wayne, his work and his other books, visit: wayneroberts.ca