The Groundwork Center has released a new book, Shared Abundance: Lessons in Building Community Around Locally Grown Food, by Diane Conners, that makes a great holiday gift for environmentally conscious individuals. She recently retired as senior policy specialist, food & farming, at Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, Inc.

Since 1995, Groundwork has empowered people that want to be part of creating a better Michigan with innovative, local-based solutions that create a clean environment, strong economy and healthy community. Groundwork Center provides consulting services, working with policymakers at the local, state and national levels, and engaging with the community in three program areas: Climate and Environment, Transportation and Community Design, and Food and Farming.

The story-filled coffee table book and local food economy strategy manual fills 192 pages with insights, instruction, tips and urgency to making local food economies a foundation of our national food culture.