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This continuously growing section contains links to a variety of articles, books, documentaries and websites that deal with food production and agriculture:
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Own related works:
On the diversity of agricultural cultivars: Lycopersicum
On the depiction of nature in supermarkets: Supernatural
My rooftop farm: Mutatofarming
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Books and Articles:
On food waste:
Die Essensvernichter, Kreuzberger Stefan Kreutzberger & Valentin Thurn (2011)
American Wasteland, Jonathan Bloom (2010)
On what we eat:
The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan (2007)
On the mind boggling diversity of fruits and the workings of the fruit market:
The Fruit Hunters, Adam Gollner (2008)
ETC Group:
On the significance of agricultural diversity and small scale farming: Who will feed us ? (2009)
Same subject, more exhaustive, slightly outdated (1997) but still right on: Human Nature - Agricultural Biodiversity and Farm-Based Food Security
On synthetic biology: Extreme Genetic Engineering (2007)
On corporate concentration in the life industry: Who Owns Nature? (2009)
On the global grab on plants, lands, ecosystems, and traditional culture: The New Biomassters (2010)
A critical overview of geoengineering technologies: Retooling the Planet (2009)
On nanotechnology: The Big Downturn (2010)
On the climate and oil crises, new technologies and corporate power:
Who Will Control the Green Economy? (2011)
On the influence of big foundations and giant agribusinesses on multilateral public institutions committed to ending hunger:
The Greed Revolution. Agribusiness Muscle In On Public Goods (2012)
Grain.org:
On the impact of industrial agriculture on ecosystems and societies: From green to gene revolution (2010)
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Seedbanks and organisations that preserve agricultural biodiversity:
in Germany:
vern.de
dreschflegel-saatgut.de
in Austria:
arche-noah.at
in the US:
seedsavers.org
Global:
Slow Food Presidia
Plants for a Future
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Documentaries:
Taste the Waste (2011)
We feed the world (2005)
Our Daily Bread (2005)
King Corn (2007)
Food Inc (2008)
Fresh (2009)
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Radio / Podcasts:
Deconstructing Dinner
Agricultural Innovations
Bucky Buckaws Backyard Chicken Broadcast
Earthbeat Radio
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Growing Food in Cities:
Prinzessinnengarten (Berlin)
Greenroofgrowers (Chicago)
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Gathering Food:
mundraub.org
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Good Food in Berlin:
Ruebezahl Naturkost
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