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Development of U.S. Agriculture

Unit 3.1 | Part 3 – 27

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The Food System: An Overview

http://www.tansey.org.uk/news/FStalk.html

This 30-minute video by Geoff Tansey provides

a succinct overview of today’s food system. The

video is divided into five sections, which can

be watched individually and discussed by the

group, or watched in its entirety. The sections

include: the basics, key actors, a changing

world, tools for control, and food policy and

practice.

What’s on Your Plate?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQIG710-

mdw&feature=youtu.be

This 12-minute illustrated video, commissioned

by the University of Vermont, introduces the

issues in the dominant food system. It describes

the food system in a manner that supports

Lecture 3 of this unit, from 3:09 to 7:40.

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