Food, Inc. : a Participant Guide How Industrial Food Is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer-And What You Can Do about It

Name: Food, Inc. : a Participant Guide How Industrial Food Is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer-And What You Can Do about It
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ISBN: 9781586486945

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Edition: 2009

Authors: Participant, Karl Weber

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Food, Inc.is guaranteed to shake up our perceptions of what we eat. This powerful documentary deconstructing the corporate food industry in America was hailed byEntertainment Weeklyas "more than a terrific movieit's an important movie." Aided by expert commentators such as Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, the film poses questions such as: Where has my food come from, and who has processed it? What are the giant agribusinesses and what stake do they have in maintaining the status quo of food production and consumption? How can I feed my family healthy foods affordably?Expanding on the film's themes, the bookFood, Inc.will answer those questions through a series of challenging essays by…

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List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 5/5/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Adrian J. Slywotzky is vice president of Mercer Management Consulting, a New York-based strategy consulting firm. A resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts, he was recently selected by "Industry Week" as one of the six most influential people in management, along with Bill Gates, Jack Welch, Peter Drucker, Andy Grove, & Michael Porter.Adrian J. Slywotzky, a partner of the global management consultancy Oliver Wyman, is one of the world's best-known business thinkers. Author of a string of popular, high-regarded management books, including THE PROFIT ZONE, VALUE MIGRATION and THE UPSIDE, Slywotzky has been lauded as one of the top 50 business thinkers by The Times and one of the world's six most…



Preface



Food, Inc.: The Film



Reforming Fast Food Nation: A Conversation



Another Take Food Safety Consequences of Factory Farms. Food & Water Watch



Exploring the Corporate Powers Behind the Way We Eat: The Making of Food, Inc.



Another Take Food Sovereignty for U.S. Consumers. Food & Water Watch



Inside the Food Wars



Organics-Healthy Food, and So Much More



Another Take The Dirty Six: The Worst Animal Practices in Agribusiness. Humane Society of the United States



Food, Science, and the Challenge of World Hunger-Who Will Control the Future?



Another Take Hazards of Genetically Engineered Foods and Crops: Why We Need A Global Moratorium. Ronnie Cummins, Organic Consumers Association



The Ethanol Scam: Burning Food to Make Motor Fuel



Another Take Exposure to Pesticides: A Fact Sheet. Organic Consumers Association



The Climate Crisis at the End of Our Fork



Another Take Global Warming and Your Food. Cool Foods Campaign



Cheap Food: Workers Pay the Price



Another Take Fields of Poison: California Farmworkers and Pesticides. Pesticide Action Network North America



The Financial Crisis and World Hunger



Another Take The Scope of the World Food Crisis. FoodFirst Information and Action Network



What You Can do About it



Why Bother?



Another Take Ten Steps to Starting a Community Garden. American Community Gardening Association



Declare Your Independence



Another Take Questions for a Farmer



Eating Made Simple



Another Take World Hunger-Your Actions Matter.




Improving Kids' Nutrition: An Action Tool Kit for Parents and Citizens


Another Take Childhood Obesity: The Challenge. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation



Produce to the People: A Prescription for Health



To Learn More-Books, Websites, and Organizations Offering Further Insight into America's Food System and Its Future


Notes


Index