Ethical Eating Series, Spring 2010

Week 1:  Hidden Costs of Cheap Food

          Websites         Bibliography       Time: High Price of Cheap Food       Food, Feed, Fuel         Antibiotics & Health          The Pleasures of Eating (Berry)

 

Week 2:  Consequences of   Livestock Production

The movie “Meat the Truth” is available on-line:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Jfgkp_mRM&feature=related   (in eight parts)

   www.meatlessmonday.com  (their goal to reduce meat consumption 15%) 

http://www.sustainabletable.org/2010/02/healthy-monday-raj-patel-talks-truth/

U.S. Carbon Savings Table

 

Week 3:  Eating Locally

Eating Locally:  The Ethics of What We Eat

Local foods list                      Shiitake mushrooms recipe

Spring carrots recipe by Richard Villadoniga      Letter to Corporate Publix

Publix manager letter  

 

Week 4:  King Corn

Food, Health & Survival     Notes on King Corn

 

Week 5:  Food from the Sea

( http://endoftheline.com/things_to_do/video), available in 5 sections online.

Sea Food Guide

Letter to Restaurant Owner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay0cpdYkMtA&feature=related  (shrimp farming in Thailand)

 

Week 6:  Fair Trade

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZpUwCfINh8  (Video about fair trade)

http://www.transfairusa.org/content/about/overview.php      

http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/04/01/documentary-exposes-chocolates-bitter-truth

 

Week 7:  Genetically Modified Food

 http://www.thefutureoffood.com/About.html

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-future-of-food/  Watch the film "The Future of Food" online

http://www.organicconsumers.org/monlink.cfm 

Non-GMO Shopping Guide

Regulating GMOs

 

Week 8:  Vegetarian Cooking with Chef Warren Caterson

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/opinion/06kristof.html?scp=2&sq=kristof&st=cse    Regarding organic foods, even the U.S. Govt is getting on board! 

A balanced look at GMOs:  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/15/opinion/15ronald.html?emc=eta1 

What Should I Eat

Shoppers Guide to Pesticides

How to Be a Healthy Vegetarian