Written and published July 2015 by Olivia Engel, Green Dining Alliance Program Coordinator
Open the cover of this newly published book by St. Louis author Katie Belisle-Iffrig to see the growing influence of the Green Dining Alliance in print. Program Coordinator Olivia Engel is quoted first, with her review of the material:
Finally, a holistic and comprehensive approach to sustainability that can be read in the classroom or kept as a reference book for the home. With a positive focus on the on-going, ever-changing nature of sustainability, readers can feel empowered with knowledge when they shop, dine, and make decisions for their family. What’s perhaps more impressive is the author’s ability to state our responsibilities – something so many are afraid to do – while remaining approachable, friendly, and helpful.
Written with an emphasis on personal action and empowerment (hence “for the Genius” vs. ‘for dummies’), this “action guide” walks you through all aspects of sustainable living. Part 5 of the 6-part manifesto is titled Eat, Drink, Garden, with chapters focused on organic gardening, microbrewing, and more.
In Eat, Drink Garden’s chapter “Your Local Foodshed,” Belisle-Iffrig cites the GDA as an example of an organization focused on sustainable action:
Chapter 17, pg . 239, Going Green for the Genius. Note the “favorite microbrewery” in the top right, with its own garden and market. Have a hunch who that is?
Get a signed copy for your home or office!
Join author Belisle-Iffrig for her book launch party on August 14 from 4:30 – 6:30 pm at Grand Center Arts Academy’s Performing Arts Theater (formerly the Sun Theater), 3627 Grandell Square.
The book is priced at $24.95, published by For the Genius Press. If you can’t make it to the launch party, drop in on of St. Louis’ local book retailers, or visit For the Genius Press online.
Excerpts reproduced with permission of For the GENUIS Press, Stephen C. Nill, Publisher.
