Sociology 2172A/B Lecture : 02 April 2012 - Guest Lecture.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2172A/B
• Professor: Jennifer Silcox

Document Summary

Counting system: 3,898 pages contained information or images related to food, each piece of information was termed a food themed event . Categorical breakdown used: sustainability and fairness, healthy eating, environmental health, conspicuous consumption, cooptation. Point out failings in the industrial food system. What is grown in abundance? (overproduced in fact) Why: store for a long time, break down and chemically reassemble, commodity crops. Vast amount of corn goes to animal feedlots. In order to drive down the cost of meat. Too concentrated, too full of antibiotics; an ecological blight: manure lagoon, shit a lot and lie in their shit, too full of pesticides and antibiotics, emiting co2. Joel salatin (polycultural farmer: everything you want to see in a meat growing farmer, natural herbivore diet, healthy eating, free range. Food that"s are good for human health. Sustainable producers are: organic, maintain biodiversity, conspicuous consumption. Gourmet cuisine and creation of food and wine guides.