The Take Away: Weblinks and Further Resources
In these courses we have explored together many aspects of the geography of food which have taken us from food production, to food preparation and beyond to look at the future. In doing so you will have had the opportunity to read articles and view videos, and thought about how you can use these in the classroom. But there are of course many more resources that are related to our topics than we could fit into the courses. If you are hungry for more, then you have come to the right place. Welcome to the geography of food take-away!
Please do come back from time to time, as we will be adding to this list in the future.
Websites and blogs
Food for Thought - Some resources for teaching about food by Tony Cassidy.
BBC NEWS: Special Report on 'The cost of food' - contains numerous images and reports as well as links to a large number of related articles.
The nef triple crunch blog - a blog produced by the new economics foundation (nef) which focuses on 3 areas of relevance to the food crisis: climate, energy and the credit crunch.
Osocio - A blog that highlights social advertising and non-profit campaigns from around the globe.
Oxfam - Website of Oxfam International
Worldmapper – A collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. Many of these are related to the issues considered in this course.
Food for a Healthy Planet - Part of the Climate Choices - Children's Voices website from Practical Action exploring, amongst other things, the concept of 'food miles', with some helpful resources.
Raj Patel - The author of Stuffed and Starved maintains this blog that contains articles on food and development and related issues.
Books
This is a hot topic and there are a large number of books out there that will give you more background information about the issues explored in this course, the following are just a selection and are widely available to buy from bookstores and online.
Fred Pearce (2008) Confessions of an Eco-Sinner. Eden Project Books. ISBN-13: 978-1905811106
Taras Grescoe (2008) Bottomfeeder: How the fish on our plates is killing our planet. Macmillan. ISBN-13: 978-1405091831
Carolyn Steel (2009) Hungry City: How Food Shapes Our Lives. Vintage. ISBN-13: 978-0099531685
Paul Roberts (2009) The End of Food. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN-13: 978-0747596424
Raj Patel (2008) Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food System. Portobello Books Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-8172237615
Erik Millstone and Tim Lang (2008) The Atlas of Food (Second Edition): Who Eats What, Where and Why. Earthscan Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1844074990
Eric Schlosser (2002) Fast Food Nation: What the All-American Meal is Doing to the World. Penguin. ISBN-13: 978-0141006871
Articles
Articles in GA Journals
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Errington, S. (2008) 'Food for Thought', Primary Geographer, Issue 55
Gibbs, C. (2009) 'Think Food and Farming', Primary Geographer, Issue 69
Jackson, P. (2008) 'Food Stories', Teaching Geography, Vol 33, Issue 1
Kim, H. (2008) 'Can you smell the geography of Asian food?', Primary Geographer, Issue 66
Mather, C. (2007) 'Sustainability and Fisheries Reform in Post-Apartheid South Africa', Geography, 92, 3
In addition, the Spring 2009 issue of GA Magazine had a focus on interdependence and contains the following two articles that are particularly relevant:
'Food, glorious food' – but for how much longer? by Alan Parkinson
Cheap Food and Global Interdependence by Peter Jackson
This issue of GA Magazine is available to download free for all members
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