GEOG 002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Michael Pollan, Cultural Geography, Moe Williams
15 Jul 2020
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History of how the organic movement took shape. Yuppie greens developed in bay area because . Historically a liberal-to-radical, counter cultural political climate (tends to be left) High wage economy- one of the wealthiest parts of the u. s. and also very white. We define ourselves through the food we eat. Organic (mesclun) a. k. a yuppie greens, spring mix, mixed baby greens. Earthbound farm- largest organic producer in u. s. As things have gotten bigger and more industrialized, many principles of organic have been compromised. Good for consumers, but not for workers. We perform our class, ethnic, and gender identities through our food choices. Taste has come to play a role in defining social ranking and identity (p. 52) When considering the production of food, cultural geographers ask how the social, environmental, and economic all work together. Borderlands- spaces between borders, hybrid and mixed spaces. Ethnoburbs- new suburb emerged through global economic shifts.
