![This fall at Food Tank, we compiled a list of 19 books that inspire us and challenge us to keep pushing for a better food system.](https://foodtank.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/iStock-585060528-1.jpg)
In these 19 books, farmers and researchers talk about what it takes to practice sustainable agriculture; activists detail the process of reconnecting to their homes and lands, and scholars chart the paths of food through history, war, and school lunches.