Educasting Study Guide on Food, Sustainability, and Society

Online Resources

Communicating about Sustainable Food Systems
This video, created by a grant from the Kellogg Foundation, shows the difference between communicating and communicating effectively, particularly regarding complex issues related to our food.

Media that Matters – Good Food
Media That Matters brings you their first FOCUS release -- a collection of shorts on food and sustainability. Watch and take action for a healthy, sustainable and delicious future.

Michael Pollan: The Omnivores Dilema UCTV – UC Davis
The UC Davis Mondavi Center presents bestselling author and UC Berkeley journalism professor Michael Pollan. He explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we consume in the twenty-first century. Michael Pollan is the author, most recently, of The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. Series: Mondavi Center Presents

John Mackey & Michael Pollan @ UC Berkeley
John Mackey, chairman and CEO of Whole Foods, and Michael Pollan discuss the future of food at Whole Foods Market and the organic food industry.

Zoo TV – Niman Ranch w/ Paul Willis
Paul Willis organic pork producer discusses naturally raised pigs.

Dr. Temple Grandin “Humane Animal Slaughter” Part 1
Dr. Temple Grandin speaks on the subject of "Humane Animal Handling & Slaughter" at the Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals' conference on "Delivering Humane Food in Canada," on October 24th, 2006. Dr. Grandin is the world's foremost designer of humane slaughterhouse systems, and is also a high-functioning autistic person.  Full 1 hour 20 minute video available at www.humanefood.ca

Dr. Temple Grandin “Humane Animal Slaughter” Part 2
Dr. Temple Grandin speaks on the subject of "Humane Animal Handling & Slaughter" at the Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals' conference on "Delivering Humane Food in Canada," on October 24th, 2006. Dr. Grandin is the world's foremost designer of humane slaughterhouse systems, and is also a high-functioning autistic person. Full 1 hour 20 minute video available at www.humanefood.ca

“The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow” Part 1
"The amazing story of Dr. Temple Grandin's ability to read the animal mind, which has made her the most famous autistic woman on the planet." - BBC

“The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow” Part 2
"The amazing story of Dr. Temple Grandin's ability to read the animal mind, which has made her the most famous autistic woman on the planet." - BBC

“The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow” Part 3
"The amazing story of Dr. Temple Grandin's ability to read the animal mind, which has made her the most famous autistic woman on the planet." - BBC

“The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow” Part 4
"The amazing story of Dr. Temple Grandin's ability to read the animal mind, which has made her the most famous autistic woman on the planet." - BBC

“The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow” Part 5
"The amazing story of Dr. Temple Grandin's ability to read the animal mind, which has made her the most famous autistic woman on the planet." - BBC

Authors @ Google – Chef Anne Cooper
Author and Chef Ann Cooper discusses her book "Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed Our Children" as part of the Authors@Google series.

Authors at Google – Marion Nestle
Nutritionist and Author Marion Nestle discusses her latest book, "What to Eat" as well as her previous books "Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition" and "Health and Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism" as part of the Authors@Google series. A professor of nutrition at NYU, Nestle was featured in the film "Super Size Me" and has been called "one of the nation's smartest and most influential authorities on nutrition and food policy."

Panel discussion with: Marion Nestle, Joan Dye Gussow, & Kelly Brownell. 
This panel is moderated by Michael Pollan Knight Professor at the Graduate School of Journalism.