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THE POLITICS OF FOOD: WHAT WE EAT AND WHY IT MATTERS

From: Commonwealth Club of California
Series: Commonwealth Club of California-Weekly Public Affairs Radio Program
Length: 01:00:00

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Default-piece-image-2 Food is rapidly becoming one of the most politicized commodities in America. From giant agribusiness to genetically modified foods to Wal-Mart's push into organics, what we put in our mouths and how it affects our bodies and the Earth is a red-button issue in the 21st century. The panel of journalists and food activists will discuss the politics of food from many angles. IGNACIO CHAPELA, Professor, UC Berkeley; Founder, The Mycological Facility, Oaxaca, Mexico CHRISTOPHER D. COOK, Author, Diet for a Dead Planet: Big Business and the Coming Food Crisis MICHELE SIMON, Director, Center for Informed Food Choices; Author, Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back BRYANT TERRY, Food Justice Activist; Co-author, Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen JULIE CUMMINS, Director of Education, Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture ? Moderator

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Food is rapidly becoming one of the most politicized commodities in America. From giant agribusiness to genetically modified foods to Wal-Mart's push into organics, what we put in our mouths and how it affects our bodies and the Earth is a red-button issue in the 21st century. The panel of journalists and food activists will discuss the politics of food from many angles. IGNACIO CHAPELA, Professor, UC Berkeley; Founder, The Mycological Facility, Oaxaca, Mexico CHRISTOPHER D. COOK, Author, Diet for a Dead Planet: Big Business and the Coming Food Crisis MICHELE SIMON, Director, Center for Informed Food Choices; Author, Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back BRYANT TERRY, Food Justice Activist; Co-author, Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen JULIE CUMMINS, Director of Education, Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture ? Moderator