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Chef Alice Waters on "Edible Education"

2008-11-01T03:30:53Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Award-winning chef and founder of Chez Panisse Alice Waters discusses her interest in "slow food" and how this concept has inspired her program of "Edible Education."

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Help kick off our Third Annual Platforum Series, "How We Eat," with Waters, one of the most knowledgeable and dedicated slow-food advocates in the world.

This James Beard Award-winning chef and author will discuss the importance of sustainable agricultural methods and practices, as well as the joy and the pleasure of eating well - The Commonwealth Club of California

Alice Waters is a chef and the founder of Chez Panisse Restaurant and Cafe in Berkeley, California. An advocate of local farmers markets and sustainable agriculture, she features organic and seasonal foods and promotes the power of growing, cooking, and sharing food. She has also created the Chez Panisse Foundation, whose primary beneficiary is the Edible Schoolyard at Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. Her books include the Chez Panisse Cafe Cookbook and, most recently, The Art of Simple Food.

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HEAVEN ON EARTH

2008-12-02T18:26:25Z

HEAVEN ON EARTH
Permaculture with Rico Zook
a 25minute film by Bruce Weaver

SYNOPSIS
What images do we hold in mind for the future of humankind, and the planet? At present, we are bombarded with images of global climate change, worldwide food and water shortages and catastrophic wars. Heaven On Earth is a video travelogue documenting the work of permaculturist Rico Zook. Join us as we travel with Rico to the Northern most part of India in the shade of the towering Himalayas, to glimpse the future through Rico's eyes and learn what permaculture is, and what it has to offer both humanity and the planet. Is it possible we might find heaven on earth here, and now? Watch and see.

This film is available for purchase!
20$ Donation Get a copy for your permaculture event or get a copy for your school.

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Fighting the Supermarket Racket - Raj Patel

2008-10-27T15:31:10Z

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Author Raj Patel examines how supermarkets are designed to encourage shoppers to buy more food, and argues that purchasing "safe" products (organic, fair/free trade, etc.) does little to help the global economy or the environment.

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Raj Patel discusses Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System.

Half the world is malnourished, the other half obese—both symptoms of the corporate food monopoly. To show how a few powerful distributors control the health of the entire world, Raj Patel conducts a global investigation. What he uncovers is shocking—the real reasons for famine in Asia and Africa, an epidemic of farmer suicides, and the false choices and conveniences in supermarkets. Yet he also finds hope—in international resistance movements working to create a more democratic, sustainable, and joyful food system. From seed to store to plate, Stuffed and Starved explains the steps to regain control of the global food economy, stop the exploitation of farmers and consumers, and rebalance global sustenance - Cody's Books

Raj Patel received his PhD in Sociology from Cornell University and has worked at the World Bank, World Trade Organization, and the United Nations. He is a writer and activist concerned with land reform politics, development studies, and food sovereignty. He authored Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System.

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Authors@Google: James Ehrlich

2008-10-14T15:29:50Z

The hit PBS show The Hippy Gourmet takes viewers around the globe to explore local, healthy cuisines. The show is a global sensation, airing across the U.S. and in-flight international airlines such as Lufthansa and Swiss Air. Now in a cookbook packed with over 150 recipes, the Hippy Gourmet shows how you can make these easy, delicious dishes using freshly-grown ingredients, in your own home. These vegan, vegetarian, and pescatarian meals will transform your eating experience--and change the world for the better, one meal at a time.

Before co-creating the Hippy Gourmet show, James Ehrlich founded his own successful media and technology company. He was also acting president of GMI Entertainment, a global media and publishing concern, where he executive produced all of their film, television and electronic media. James has produced television segments for major networks and has also dedicated a great deal of his creative energy towards documentaries that are especially focused on wildlife and endangered habitats.
Hippy Gourmet homepage: fireant.tv

This event took place on May 6, 2008, as a part of the Authors@Google series.

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Susan Kegley - Pesticide Contamination in Food

2008-10-17T13:32:09Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Dr. Susan Kegley, founder of the Pesticide Research Institute, discusses how susceptible various foods are to contamination by pesticide toxins.

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Are Pesticides Poisoning Our Children's Future? Discussants include Gina Solomon, Susan Kegley, Tyrone Hayes, and Donique Brumley. William Grant chairs the panel.

There is mounting evidence that man-made chemicals, notably pesticides, are accumulating in our environment, and that these chemicals may be far from benign. Hear from a distinguished panel of experts about the nature and magnitude of the potential harm and what we can do about it - The Commonwealth Club of California

Dr. Susan Kegley is an organic chemist with expertise in pesticide toxicology, pollutant fate and transport; environmental monitoring and analytical chemistry; and experience with pesticide regulation, pesticide data sources and the pesticide toxicology and epidemiology literature.

After 14 years of teaching, research and curriculum development in academia, Dr. Kegley worked as a Senior Scientist for nine years at Pesticide Action Network North America, a non-governmental, non-profit organization that works to promote sustainable alternatives to toxic pesticides.

Dr. Kegley started Pesticide Research Institute in 2006.

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Tyrone Hayes - Pesticide Effects Can Span Generations

2008-10-17T13:32:10Z

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UC-Berkeley Professor of Biology Tyrone Hayes describes how health effects from pesticide toxins can persist among subsequent generations.

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Are Pesticides Poisoning Our Children's Future? Discussants include Gina Solomon, Susan Kegley, Tyrone Hayes, and Donique Brumley. William Grant chairs the panel.

Tyrone Hayes is a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley. His research focuses on the role of steroid hormones in amphibian development and he conducts both laboratory and field studies in the U.S. and Africa. The two main areas of interest are metamorphosis and sex differentiation.

His work addresses problems on several levels including ecological, organismal, and molecular questions. Studies examine the effects of temperature on developmental rates, interactions between the thyroid hormones and steroids, and hormonal regulation of skin gland development.

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