[PLAP 3160] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (25 pages long)
6 Feb 2017
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Where we interact most with our food. Walmart taken lead in organics and dairy (why its come so far) So many outlets for us to find our food sources in such a small vicinity: defined by abundance theme we will talk about a lot. Convenience (in time and ease) just add ____ . Costs: our food is cheaper than ever. Health/the illusion of health: diet soda, skinny water . Appearance: when foods start to look bad, the supermarket throws it away, anxieties about our foods going bad. Family farm/romanticized image of agriculture: simply not the way it used to be. Health/romanticized version of it: trust/reliability and appearance partly important because we"re afraid of our food making us sick. But food is making us sick long-term too. Convenience: time and simplicity of preparation, worried about wasting our time, lazy, ability to cook. Price and value (or the illusion thereof)
