TOMORROW BUSINESS
3rd Hour: Let’s Order James Ranch: Online or on the Toast takeout app. OR Bring a sack lunch.
REMINDER! Permission slip to Steve!!
WEATHER HEADS-Up! Raincoats/Umbrellas and appropriate footwear advised
SHARE OUT: Reactions to film Fed Up
FOUR CORNERS
The benefits of the industrial food system are worth the drawbacks
I would rather go back to the more localized food systems of yesteryear even if it meant I sacrificed the benefits
DISCUSS THE MAIN POINTS OF THE READING (PAIRS/SMALL GROUPS)
Be ready to share out on the following:
What is his thesis?
What are the main points that he makes to support his perspective?
Brody asks: “Is the correlation of prosperity with processed and packaged foods nearly 1.0? Do you answer yes? Why or why not? Can you push back on this claim? How?
How does the perspective of this article change or complicate how you are considering the question of food ethics (if at all)?
What is his paradigm about the world, and how does it differ from Joel Salatin or Wendell Berry?
FOOD FREEWRITE #3: Reflect on what you have learned about the industrial food system. Where do you find yourself in the debate? Do you relish in the amazingness that the industry creates? Or are you concerned about the unintended consequences? What would you be willing to change about how you eat if it meant we could have a different system?
REFER to Food, Inc., Fed Up, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and/or the “Food Miles and Packaging” reading in your answer.
READING: The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Part 3, Chapters 12-15 (as far as you can get…)
ANNOTATE!
3 Observations, Connections, Reactions
2-3 Questions about the chapters OR to ask our tour guides at James Ranch tomorrow