Category:Food
This category relates to food production and consumption
Books
NPR interview with Dan Koeppel, author of Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World, gives us a primer on the expansive history — and the endangered future — of this seedless, sexless fruit.
Michael Pollan is the author of a number of brilliant books on food. TEDtalk video, author of Omnivore's Dilemma (Ch 1. online free). Video of debate with John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods Video link (Realplayer required). Their correspondence, which has explored such issues as organic and local food, animal agriculture, and the role of Whole Foods, is available at Whole Foods site and Michael Pollan site.
[Stolen Harvest by Vandana Shiva http://books.google.com/books?id=6l87AgAACAAJ&dq=Vandana+Shiva&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result]
Videos
Mark Bittman weighs in on what's wrong with the way we eat now (too much meat, too few plants; too much fast food, too little home cooking), and why it's putting the entire planet at risk.
The Future of Food c2004 Film & Music DVD2936 (88 min.) In-depth investigation into unlabeled genetically-modified foods which have become increasingly prevalent in grocery stores. Unravels the complex web of market and political forces that are changing the nature of what we eat.
King Corn Link
The Meatrix Brilliant and funny animation
Supersize Me DVD2447 Includes interview with Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, and other interviews
Articles in category "Food"
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