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“Corn harvest with an IHC International combine harvester, Jones County, Iowa, USA.” Photo by Bill Whittaker. Wikimedia Commons.<\/p><\/div>\n

Food is life. Nonetheless, 25% of global food production is traded internationally like any other commodity. This huge movement of food comes with consequences. Trade...Read More »<\/a>

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Research Reflections: A Globalized Western Diet, and the Subtle Brilliance of Japan\u2019s School Lunch Program<\/a><\/h2>

In conducting research for my Food Solutions Essay, A Globalized Western Diet, and the Subtle Brilliance of Japan\u2019s School Lunch Program, I found myself amazed by the uniqueness of the Japanese school lunch program and deeply inspired by its success in affecting diet-related health outcomes. I want to share a...Read More »<\/a>

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In the Era of Global Warming\u2026We Can No Longer Afford to Think and Act Only Locally<\/a><\/h2>

With all the factors that influence climate change and the perception that individual choices have marginal effect in the grand scheme of things, it\u2019s understandable why the issue of climate change seems to be constantly swept under the rug. \u00a0In northern regions where contributions to global warming have been significant,...Read More »<\/a>

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Waste Not, Want Not<\/a><\/h2>

As a global issue with complex causality, hunger is a challenge that shapes our collective experience. From hunger we see a ripple of social, political, economic, and environmental implications for the world and our place in it. Systemic global hunger is indicative of broken systems, human and ecological \u2013 inequality,...Read More »<\/a>

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Processed Food for a Hungry Planet<\/a><\/h2>

In Hungry Planet: What the World Eats<\/em>, Peter Menzel captures the effects of our changing world in ways that words cannot. Significant cultural and economic patterns emerge throughout the collection of photographs. Industrialization, globalization, and international trade continue to influence culture, food practices, health, and consumption behavior at the local...Read More »<\/a>

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Comparing Nations<\/a><\/h2>

<\/a>Taking a look at Peter Menzel\u2019s online <\/em>Hungry Planet gallery\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/a>, \u00a0a photographic essay on the dietary habits of families all around the world…<\/p>\n

Making a side-by-side comparison of the food cultures of the two contrasting countries, Germany (an affluent one) & Chad (a developing...Read More »<\/a>

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Hungry Planet Paper: Japan and Ecuador<\/a><\/h2>

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Peter Menzel\u2019s Hungry Planet depicts the various dietary and health lifestyles choices from various families around the globe. The Western diet, generally consisting of red meats, refined grains, processed foods, high fat and sugar content, as well as large food chains such...Read More »<\/a>

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Anthropocene- Time to Clean Up<\/a><\/h2>

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Many people care about keeping their house clean. We always think of ways to improve our quality of our home. People care about what is happening in their house. Most of us would be offended if someone came into our homes and made a mess. In the film, Anthropocene, watching...Read More »<\/a>

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The Anthropocene Period<\/a><\/h2>

The interconnectedness of the topics discussed in the course thus far offer a thought provoking global view on the future of the human species on Earth. The issues of populations growth, the recognition of the impact that we have on our ecosystem, the global food system, and the water and...Read More »<\/a>

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Pondering Broken Systems<\/a><\/h2>

<\/a>The unsustainable course of human evolution over the past century and a half has been driven on by an overarching, undeniable domination of market mentality that pervades all areas of life, including the stuff of our very sustenance: food. The expectation, or even faith, that a market...Read More »<\/a>

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Playing With Your Food and Food Politics<\/a><\/h2>

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With fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats set at premium prices and junk foods disproportionally priced relative to them, it is no surprise that consumers do not eat healthier. In his book The Real Cost of Cheap Food<\/em>, Michael Carolan\u2019s views cheap food as...Read More »<\/a>

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Globalization - Blog Post 2<\/a><\/h2>

During week two and three of the course we have reviewed many other topics from my others classes, such as view the world as a system (globalization) and the Anthropocene. However I believe this speaks to the importance that all social science, and indeed all of the humankind is connect...Read More »<\/a>

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