ANTHRO 133F Lecture 19: Lec 10.1: Food Chains etc
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Talked about fast food nation, control from only a few buyers influences how the food is grown effecting the environment and the people around it. Laborers, small farmers, > take the risk and danger of providing for these big companies. How food is modified in order to provide for these companies. Effects of factory farming on the welfare of animals. Artisanal labor associated with that region, knowledge that people in that region have with growing that product. (ex, sparkling wine in region of france exclusively named champagne) Consumer pays extra for a distinctive flavor that is only available in that place. Not run by family labor, teams of laborers that are hired in order to work on the plantation. Not about consuming locally, done in different parts of the world > pays extra for this. Not necessarily made through artisanal means, gi was supposed to imply this, but not always the case.