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- Birth nameJoan Dye
- Joan Gussow was born on October 4, 1928 in Alhambra, California, USA. She was married to Alan Gussow. She died on March 7, 2025 in Piermont, New York, USA.
- SpouseAlan Gussow(1956 - May 5, 1997) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- Before her death she was at work on a new book based on the complete destruction and miraculous resurrection of her beloved garden. Her tentative title: "Starting Over at 81".
- In addition to her books, she had also produced a variety of articles on food-related topics.
- Joan Dye Gussow was an American professor, author, food policy expert, environmentalist and gardener.
- Gussow was the first Mary Swartz Rose Professor emerita and former chair of the Nutrition Education Program at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she had been a long-time analyst and critic of the U.S. food system.
- In 1956, she married artist, teacher, author and conservationist Alan Gussow.
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