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Anthropological Ecology
Climate Change
Early Agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture
Factory Farms (Industrial Agriculture)
Politics of Food
Food Science
Food Chemistry
Food Safety
Nutrition
Global Issues
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2007–2008 world food price crisis -- Wikipedia

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Is eating local produce actually better for the planet? -- The Guardian (07 June 2023)
All fish tested from Michigan rivers contain ‘forever chemicals’, study finds -- The Guardian (24 February 2023)
Did Philip II bring invasive fish to Spain? -- BBCFuture (06 February 2023)
Ban on single-use restaurant tableware hailed as fast-food ‘revolution’ in France -- The Guardian (28 December 2022)
Appetite for frogs’ legs in France and Belgium ‘driving species to extinction’ -- The Guardian (22 June 2022)
‘Towns just turned to dust’: how factory hog farms help hollow out rural communities -- The Guardian (05 May 2022)
America has a manure problem, and the miracle solution being touted isn’t all that it seems -- The Guardian (20 January 2022)
That’s a wrap: French plastic packaging ban for fruit and veg begins -- The Guardian (21 December 2021)
Artifishal (80 min., 2019) -- Documentary Films
'Let's get rid of friggin' cows' says creator of plant-based 'bleeding burger' -- The Guardian (08 January 2021)
Saving the Amazon Starts With Cleaning Up the Beef Industry -- Bloomberg Green (17 December 2020)
I tried the world's first no-kill, lab-grown chicken burger -- The Guardian (04 December 2021)
French dairy giant accused of polluting country's famous rivers for years -- The Guardian (19 October 2020)
72% Of Impossible Burger Sales Displace Animal-Derived Foods -- CleanTechnica (20 September 2020)
The environmental impact of veggie patties vs meat burgers fake meat -- ZME Science (28 August 2020)
Is the way cattle are grazed the key to saving America's prairies? -- The Guardian (19 August 2020)
Is grass-fed beef really better for the planet? Here's the science -- MPR News (13 August 2019)
Yes, algae is green and slimy – but it could also be the future of food – The Guardian (13 August 2019)
Burger King Tells A Whopper! -- Pork Business (15 July 2020)
Burger King becomes a leader in fart prevention technology -- The Takeout (14 July 2020)
Revealed: rampant deforestation of Amazon driven by global greed for meat -- The Guardian (02 July 2019)
Is lab-grown meat really better for the environment? -- University of Oxford (19 February 2019)
The rise of the posh coffee cup [Australia] -- BBCNews (22 January 2019)
Iced coffee is ruining the environment – and your body -- The Guardian (21 June 2018)
What the Green New Deal will mean for your hamburger -- The Guardian (07 March 2019)
Environmental campaigners have offered Pope Francis a $1m donation to the charity of his choice if he accepts -- The Guardian (06 February 2019)
Food Movements in Veganuary: How Veganism became the fastest growing food movement in the world -- Bloomsbury Food Library (02 February 2019)
Seeds, kale and red meat once a month – how to eat the diet that will save the world -- The Guardian (17 January 2019)
New plant-focused diet would ‘transform’ planet’s future, say scientists -- The Guardian (16 January 2019)
Lab-grown meat of the future is here – and may even sustainably fill demand -- The Guardian (29 November 2018)
Paradise lost? What happened to Ireland's model eco-village -- The Guardian (10 August 2018)
WeWork will no longer serve meat at events or expense meals with it -- The Guardian (13 July 2018)
Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce your impact on Earth -- The Guardian (21 May 2018)
UK 'could adopt Norway recycling system' -- BBCNews (07 February 2018)
Animal agriculture is choking the Earth and making us sick. We must act now. -- The Guardian (04 December 2017)
Can a River Sue a Farmer? -- AgWeb (06 November 2017)
Save us from the monster fish: how should you dispose of your pet? -- TheGuardian (20 September 2017)
'Environmental nightmare' after thousands of Atlantic salmon escape Washington fish farm -- MPRNews (24 August 2017)
First silver carp, the 'flying' invasive fish, is captured in St. Croix -- StarTribune (17 March 2017)
Bread's environmental costs are counted -- BBCNews (27 February 2017)
Wealthy Londoner angers farmers by campaigning against slurry that 'ruins his weekends' at second home in Devon --The Telelgraph (16 Deceber 2016
Should farmers or city pay to clean the water? Iowa may decide [Des Moines] -- MPRNews (18 October 2016)
MN adds more than 300 lakes, streams to polluted water list -- MPRNews (13 July 2016)
Meat Is Murdering American Rivers -- takepart (16 February 2016)
In Indonesia, Environmentalists See a Disaster in the Making -- New York Times (11 October 2013)
Ancient Poo Gives Clues to Human Impact on Environment -- BBC News (17 November 2012)
Using Biomarkers from Prehistoric Human Feces to Track Settlement and Agriculture -- ScienceDaily (26 November 2012)

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Agricultural Commodity Markets -- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Corporate Document Repository
Barber, Dan. The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food. NY: Penguin, 2014.
Big Mac Index -- World Markets and Data, The Economist
Carolan, Michael. The Real Cost of Cheap Food. Routledge, 2011.
Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy
Food Prices -- World Bank
Food Prices Portal -- International Food Policy Research Institute
Food security -- Wikipedia
Food -- United Nations Global Issues
Global Forest Watch -- World Resources Institute
Klein, Naomi. This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Patel, Raj. Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food. London: Portobello Books, 2008.
- Review: Wilson, Bee. "The Last Bite: Is the world’s food system collapsing?" The New Yorker, 19 May 2008.
Roberts, Paul. The End of Food. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
- Review: Wilson, Bee. "The Last Bite: Is the world’s food system collapsing?" The New Yorker, 19 May 2008.
Safina, Carl. Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas. NY: Henry Holt and Co., 1997.
Sage, Colin. Environment and Food, Routledge, 2012.
Stockholm Environment Institute
Wilson, Bee. "The Last Bite: Is the world’s food system collapsing?" The New Yorker, 19 May 2008.
World Food Situation Portal -- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
World Food Day -- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
World Markets and Data -- The Economist
- Big Mac index

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