#indefenseoffood – Political Ecology of the World Food System

US Farm Bill

dtericks July 2, 2017 1 Comment

Stantis, Scott. “Of Course There’s Pork.” Birmingham News. Alabama: Birmingham , 2001. Print. Because I consider myself politically-inclined, I suppose what stands out to me most from this week’s lesson is the immense scale and scope of corporate agribusiness’ power in our society. For all of the benefits it has brought, and there seem to be many, to be sure,… Read more »

Nutrition – Complex or Simple?

robman56 June 30, 2017 No Comments

For me, the biggest take away here is the vast amount of misinformation surrounding food and nutrition. We as a society are so wrapped up with the latest diet fads, all in an effort to lose weight quickly or look a certain way, and yet we don’t even realize by following that path, we’re basically feeding ourselves nonsensical artificial foods… Read more »