Why do we care so much about this world? Why do we emphasize being stewards of it? Below is a list of some of our favorite books, articles and videos on the current state of the world's food supply and why we promote a whole mind and whole body approach to eating. Enjoy this delicious meal for your brain!
RECOMMENDED FOOD INFORMATION SOURCES:
Books:
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
In Defense of Food: A Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan
Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World by Joel Salatin
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser
Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us By Michael Moss
Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and Culture Book 3) by Marion Nestle
Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning) by Marion Nestle
We the Eaters: If We Change Dinner, We Can Change the World by Ellen Gustafson
The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities by Will Allen
Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal by Tristram Stuart
Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System by Raj Patel
The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food by Dan Barber
The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture by Wendell Berry
Bringing it to the Table by Wendell Berry
The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming (New York Review Books Classics) by Masanobu Fukuoka and Frances Moore Lappe
Forked: A New Standard for American Dining by Saru Jayaraman
A Bone to Pick: The good and bad news about food, with wisdom and advice on diets, food safety, GMOs, farming, and more by Mark Bittman
The Prince's Speech: On the Future of Food by Prince Charles HRH The Prince of Wales
The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today by Kevin Bales
Altered Genes, Twisted Truth: How the Venture to Genetically Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science, Corrupted Government, and Systematically Deceived the Public by Steven Druker
The GMO Deception: What You Need to Know about the Food, Corporations, and Government Agencies Putting Our Families and Our Environment at Risk by Sheldon Krimsky and Jeremy Grube
Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace by Vandana Shiva
The Violence of the Green Revolution: Third World Agriculture, Ecology, and Politics (Culture of the Land) by Vandana Shiva
Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All by Oran B. Hesterman
Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit by Barry Estabrook
The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest by Dan Buettner
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local, Sustainable, and Secure Food Systems (Community Resilience Guides) by Philip Ackerman-Leist
Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janinie M. Benyus
Grass, Soil, Hope: A Journey Through Carbon Country by Courtney White
Talks:
Obesity + hunger = 1 global food issue
The global food waste scandal
Teach every child about food
How we can eat our landscapes
What's wrong with school lunches
A garden in my apartment
How to live to be 100+
What's wrong with what we eat
Save the oceans, feed the world!
A guerilla gardener in South Central LA
A teacher growing green in the South Bronx
Biomimicry in action
Cows, Carbon and Climate | Joel Salatin | TEDxCharlottesville
Joel Salatin: "Folks, This Ain't Normal" | Talks at Google
Michael Pollan on Food
What's Next for the Food Movement? - with Michael Pollan - Horace Albright Lecture
Michael Pollan: "Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation" | Talks at Google
Michael Pollan - Food Rules for Healthy People and Planet
Marion Nestle - What to Eat Personal Responsibility or Social Responsibility
Marion Nestle Lecture. The Politics of Food: the view from 2012
The New Food Wars: Globalization GMOs and Biofuels
Vandana Shiva on Capitalism, Sustainability, and the Environment
TEDx Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva addresses GMO issues as part of the Hawaii SEED "Raise Awareness, Inspire Change" campaign in Hawaii
TEDxFruitvale - Eric Schlosser - If You Eat, You're Responsible
TEDxFruitvale - U. Roberto Romano - Children in Our Fields
Healthy Foods That Are Cruel: Social Justice in the Food Industry — Diana Rodgers (AHS14)
Slavery in the Chocolate Industry
Documentaries:
Food, Inc.
Food Chains: The Revolution in America’s Fields
Food Fight: Revolution Never Tasted so Good
A Place at the Table: One Nation. Underfed
Food Matters
Fed Up: It’s Time to Get Real About Food
King Corn: You Are What You Eat
Bite Size
Farmageddon: The Unseen War on American Family Farms
The Harvest (La Cosecha): In Some Countries, Children Pick Crops For 14 Hours A Day. The United States Is One Of Those Countries
