2014 Table of Contents

College Eight Core Course Reader, Fall 2014

Berry, W., “The Pleasures of Eating”.............................................................................

Blatt, H., “Genetically Modified Food: Food Fights Among Adults,” from America’s Food............

Carson, R. (plus introduction by Linda Lear), excerpts from Silent Spring .................................

Commoner, B., “The Ecosphere,” from The Closing Circle..................................................

Gliessman, S., “The Need for Sustainable Food Production Systems,” from Agroecology...............

Griffin, S., “Convergence: The shared work of democracy and ecology,” from Orion....................

Jensen, Derrick, “Forget Shorter Showers,” from Orion......................................................

López, A. A., “Farmworkers in Central California...,” from The Farmworkers’ Journey...............

McDonough, W. and Braungart, M., “Waste Equals Food,” from Cradle to Cradle.......................

Miller, L., “Divided We Eat,” from Newsweek.................................................................

Moser, S. et al., “Our Changing Climate 2012”................................................................

Nabhan, G. P., “Farming in the Time of Climate Catastrophe,” from The Atlantic......................

Nabhan, G. P., “Forgotten Fruits,” from Best Food Writing 2010............................................

Nelson, M., “Re-Indigenizing Our Bodies and Minds...,” from Original Instructions...................

O’Brien, M., “Goal: Replace Risk Assessment...,” from Making Better Environmental Decisions...

Perfecto, I. and Badgley, C., “Can Organic Agriculture Feed the World?” from Pesticide News......

Pollan, M., “All Flesh is Grass,” from The Omnivore’s Dilemma..........................................

Pollan, M., “The Farm,” from The Omnivore’s Dilemma.....................................................

Ratcliffe, D., “Man, The Dominant Animal” from The Peregrine Falcon...........................................

Ratcliffe, D., “The Pesticide Story” from The Peregrine Falcon............................................

Reganold, J. P. et al., “Transforming U.S. Agriculture,” from Science.....................................

Ross, J., “On the Importance of Our Connection to Food,” from Original Instructions..................

Rymer, R., “Reuniting a River,” from National Geographic Magazine....................................

Sanders, S. R., “Learning from the Prairie,” from The Force of Spirit......................................

Schlosser, E., “The Chain Never Stops,” from Mother Jones.................................................

Schlosser, E., “What’s in the Meat?” from Fast Food Nation................................................

Spinks, R., “Refusing to Bend,” from Sierra Magazine......................................................

Vandermeer, J. and Perfecto, I., “Slicing Up the Rain Forest...,” from Breakfast of Biodiversity ......

Wargo, J., “The Global Experiment,” from Our Children’s Toxic Legacy.................................

Waters, A., “Slow Food Nation,” from The Nation...........................................................

Waters, C., “Fire in the Garden,” from Metroactive.com.....................................................

Worster, D., “Introduction,” from Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s........................

Worster, D., “Epilogue: On a Thin Edge,” from Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s........

Worster, D., “Hydraulic Society in California,” from Agricultural History................................

Citations Appendix................................................................................................