For Your Viewing Pleasure: Two On The Industrial Food Complex
If you’re at all interested in the politics behind where you get your food, you really can’t afford to miss these two videos! They’re not as graphic as Food, Inc. or King Corn, but they’re incredibly informative.
The first is Jamie Oliver at TED 2010 (21 min). And while I’m here, all of the TED talks are good. If you haven’t checked them out, you’re missing out. I’ve yet to watch one where I wasn’t completely blown away!
The second is Michael Pollen on Democracy Now (59 min). If you’re reading this blog, I assume that you know who he is, but if not, get more information about Pollen here!
I think that the thing that surprised me the most out of these two talks is their treatment of school food! Because I don’t have kids, I don’t think about school lunch programs; but if you have a kid, you can’t afford not to.
have seen all of the above. and really moved by the Jamie Oliver TED speech and his ferocity, which is of course, why i love him.
i do have kids. and they DO NOT eat school food. my eight-year old started a petition for better school lunches. she’s my little food activist in the making.
i also recommend “two angry moms” we need more angry moms.