Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food from Sustainable to Suicidal
Offered By: The Aspen Institute via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the profound impact of food on human history and the potential for a sustainable future in this thought-provoking conversation with Mark Bittman, author of "Animal, Vegetable, Junk" and founder of The Bittman Project. Delve into topics such as climate crisis, local food systems, land reform, the true cost of agriculture, and the pervasiveness of junk food. Gain insights on personal choices, policy changes, and the importance of agroecology in creating a just food system. Learn about surprising discoveries, changing mindsets, and examples of positive change in the food industry. Engage with viewer questions addressing race and food, the dangers of ultra-processed foods, and the path towards a more equitable food system.
Syllabus
Introduction
Why this book
What surprised you
Changing mindset
Climate crisis
Local food
Land reform
Agriculture is expensive
Junk food
Personal choices
Policy change
Hope
Examples
Agroecology
The most important work
Viewer questions
Race and food
Bad ultraprocessed food
A just food system
Taught by
The Aspen Institute
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