- -: Bottom-Up Health Care: Eat Right, Eat Local
September 22, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/15/A_Return_to_Healing_Len_Saputo__Byron_Belitsos Dr. Len Saputo, co-author of A Return to Healing: Radical Health Care Reform and the Future of Medicine, describes one city's goal to improve the healthfulness of food city-wide. He argues "we can do prog...
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- -: Dumpster Diving for Gourmet Pig Feed - Novella Carpenter
October 16, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/05/Education_of_an_Urban_Farmer_Novella_Carpenter Author Novella Carpenter reads an excerpt from her book Farm City, describing how she scrounged feed for her urban farm animals. "In five minutes we found a squashed key lime pie, a bag of still-warm bean...
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- -: Too Much Controversy over Genetically Modified Foods? - Stewart Brand
October 22, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/09/Stewart_Brand_Rethinking_Green Genetically engineered foods are "only unnatural if you don't know the biology," says author and futurist Stewart Brand. "There is no good reason for genetically engineered food crops to be controversial." ----- Enviro...
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- -: Alicia Silverstone Not 'Clueless' About Vegan Health
November 3, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/19/The_Kind_Diet_Alicia_Silverstone Actress and environmental activist Alicia Silverstone shares her experience adopting veganism. She claims the change in diet brought her more energy, clearer skin, and allergy-related health benefits. ----- Long befo...
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- -: Why Should China Go Green? - Gary Hirshberg
December 9, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/09/Is_Asia_Ready_for_Organic_Food Gary Hirshberg, CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm, discusses agricultural conditions in China. He considers the country to be a leading candidate for organic farm production. ----- Organic foods currently make up less than one ...
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- -: The Truth About 'Free-Range' Eggs - Jonathan Safran Foer
January 7, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/12/01/Jonathan_Safran_Foer_Eating_Animals Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Eating Animals, claims agribusiness is guilty of "the worst kind of manipulation." He says the lies range from leading people to believe there's a "well funded" anti-meat lobby to app...
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- -: Michael Pollan: Supreme Court Campaign Finance Ruling "Not Good" for Food Safety
January 27, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/23/Michael_Pollan_on_Food_Rules_An_Eaters_Manual Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, expresses frustration over the recent Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission for eliminating limits on c...
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- -: Sustainable Comfort Foods? Pollan Says Yes
February 16, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/09/Referendum_on_the_Jewish_Deli_Menu Food Rules author Michael Pollan argues that sustainability in the traditional Jewish deli is achievable. He says that industrial agriculture has changed what once was considered deli food, and favors a return to old...
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- -: Chef Rick Bayless: How the Obamas Could Promote Healthy Eating
August 30, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/08/17/Rick_Bayless_At_the_Frontera_of_Sustainable_Cuisine Top Chef Master Rick Bayless speculates on the Obama family's potential as role models for healthy eating, particularly if they were to post weekly recipes from the White House kitchen online. Unfort...
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- -: Will Meat Go the Way of Cigarettes? - Jonathan Safran Foer
October 13, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/21/Eating_Animals_Jonathan_Safran_Foer 18 percent of college students today are vegetarian, and almost half want more vegetarian options at meals, cites Eating Animals author Jonathan Safran Foer. Could this trend parallel the sharp decrease in smoking ...
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