Suggested movies, articles and books
Please enjoy the following movies, articles and books.
Movies
Food Inc: A featured film about the state of food in America.
You've Got to Get on the Good Foot: Urban Agriculture
The Greenhorns: A documentary about the young farmer's movement
King Corn: Film that examines the role corn plays in the industrial food system
The Future of Food: Documentary that explores the industrial food system and its social and environmental impact
The Meatrix: very watchable, cartoon synopsis of industrial meat production. The website is also a great portal to many more resources and lots of good info
The Power of Community: How Cuba survied peak oilRenewal: Documentary looking at faith-based environmental initiatives.
Articles
Cultivating
Minds: Food-Related Curricula Take Root Nationwide by Bernice Yeung Originally published November 5, 2008 © Edutopia.org; The George Lucas Educational Foundation
Farmer in Chief By Michael Pollan An open letter to President-Elect Barack Obama This article appeared in
the New York Times on October 9, 2008
Why Bother by Michael Pollan, New York Times April 20, 2008
Books
American Farmer: The Heart of Our Country, Photographs by Paul Mobley,Text by Katrina Fried
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp & Camille Kingsolver
Fields of Plenty, by Michael Ableman
In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan
The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan
Reclaiming the Commons: Community Farms and Forests in a new England Town, by Brian Donahue
Second Nature, by Michael Pollan
Unsettling of America, by Wendell Berry
Dream of the Earth, by Thomas Berry
Full Moon Feast, by Jessica Prentice
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