Starting points for researching and learning about local food systems, clean food, and food production.
BOOKS
Michael Pollan – michaelpollan.com
The Omnivore’s Dilemma
Cooked
Food Rules
In Defense of Food
The Botany of Desire
Michael Moss – michaelmossbooks.com
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Jonathan Safran Foer – www.eatinganimals.com
Eating Animals
Mark Bittman – markbittman.com
Food Matters
How to Cook Everything
VB6
Barbara Kingsolver – www.kingsolver.com
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle : A Year of Food Life
Marion Nestle – www.foodpolitics.com
Eat Drink Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food Politics
What to Eat
Why Calories Count
Pet Food Politics
Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health
MOVIES
FRESH
Food Inc.
DIRT
King Corn
Eating Alabama
Tapped
ADVOCACY
Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance
Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Farm Aid
Just Label It
Union of Concerned Scientists, Food & Agriculture
EatGreenDFW
American Farmland Trust
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition