To investigate dominant social practices, hidden in plain sight, that infuse/inflect/define our lives - especially those around food, illness & dying, birth, the care of the dead, and prom - so that we can live more wisely.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Further Resources for Food

Anonymous Survey for Feedback on the Unit (please do by Wednesday AM):
Don't stop thinking and reading about food just because we're shifting focus.

Further Resources (I'll add more from some of the best sources cited as evidence from you HW 12 outlines):

Video:
Mark Bittman TED talk about "What's wrong with what we eat?" (pro plants)
7 More TED Talks related to food reform
Dean Ornish - World's Killer Diet (3 minutes)
The Meatrix - short and sweet

Text:
Math Lessons for Locavores (debunking some food reform claims)
Omnivore's Delusion (anti-Pollan)
Food Movement, Rising by Pollan (growing the movement for food reform)
Big Food/Big Insurance by Pollan (if huge insurance companies lose profit because of diabetes, maybe they'll join the fight for healthier food)
Common Kitchens for Local Farmers

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