Table of Contents
Preface vii
Part I Food, Inc.: The Film
1 Reforming Fast Food Nation: A Conversation Eric Schlosser 3
Another Take Food Safety Consequences of Factory Farms. Food & Water Watch 19
2 Exploring the Corporate Powers Behind the Way We Eat: The Making of Food, Inc. Robert Kenner 27
Another Take Food Sovereignty for U.S. Consumers. Food & Water Watch 41
Part II Inside the Food Wars
3 Organics-Healthy Food, and So Much More Gary Hirshberg 47
Another Take The Dirty Six: The Worst Animal Practices in Agribusiness. Humane Society of the United States 61
4 Food, Science, and the Challenge of World Hunger-Who Will Control the Future? Peter Pringle 65
Another Take Hazards of Genetically Engineered Foods and Crops: Why We Need A Global Moratorium. Ronnie Cummins, Organic Consumers Association 79
5 The Ethanol Scam: Burning Food to Make Motor Fuel Robert Bryce 91
Another Take Exposure to Pesticides: A Fact Sheet. Organic Consumers Association 103
6 The Climate Crisis at the End of Our Fork Anna Lappe 105
Another Take Global Warming and Your Food. Cool Foods Campaign 119
7 Cheap Food: Workers Pay the Price Arturo Rodriguez Alexa Delwiche Sheheryar Kaoosji 123
Another Take Fields of Poison: California Farmworkers and Pesticides. Pesticide Action Network North America 143
8 The Financial Crisis and World Hunger Muhammad Yunus 149
Another Take The Scope of the World Food Crisis. FoodFirst Information and Action Network 161
Part III What You Can do About it
9 Why Bother? Michael Pollan 169
Another Take Ten Steps to Starting a Community Garden. American Community Gardening Association 179
10 Declare Your Independence Joel Salatin183
Another Take Questions for a Farmer Sustainable Table 197
11 Eating Made Simple Marion Nestle 209
Another Take World Hunger-Your Actions Matter. Sherri White Nelson Heifer International 219
12 Improving Kids' Nutrition: An Action Tool Kit for Parents and Citizens Center for Science in the Public Interest 227
Another Take Childhood Obesity: The Challenge. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 259
13 Produce to the People: A Prescription for Health Preston Maring 263
To Learn More-Books, Websites, and Organizations Offering Further Insight into America's Food System and Its Future 275
Notes 291
Index 309