INSPIRATION
We want to share what inspires us to do what we do....
These books, documentaries and stories have helped us understand the history of food and how we've arrived at today's current food situation. We frequently source these revolutionaries, whistle blowers and industry leaders who have in turn shaped the ethos, norms and values that guide our daily lives.
- BOOKS -
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
All We Can Save Edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine Wilkinson
Farming While Black by Leah Penniman
My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem
Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown
Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice by Rupa Marya and Raj Patel
Food Justice by Robert Gottleib & Anupama Joshi
Diet for a Small Planet by Francis Moore Lappe
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Kitchen Literacy by Ann Vileisis
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Bringing it to the Table by Wendell Berry
The Locavore Way by Amy Cotler
Wild Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz
Fresh Food from Small Spaces by R.J. Ruppenthal
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
The True History of Chocolate by Sophie and Michael Coe
Coffee Basics: A Quick and Easy Guide by Julie Huffaker and Kevin Knox
My Life in France by Julia Child
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
The Ethical Butcher by Berlin Reed
The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird
Homeward Bound by Emily Matchar
A Year on the Farm by Sally Wise
Ecological Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss
The Third Plate by Dan Barber
- DOCUMENTARIES -
Honeyland
King Corn
Vanishing of the Bees
Food, Inc.
Bananas!
Tapped
One Cow, One Man, One Planet
Fed Up
Food Chains
Greening the Ghetto - Majora Carter
How We Can Eat Our Landscapes - Pam Warhurst
How I Fell in Love with A Fish - Dan Barber
A Guerrilla Gardener in South Central L.A. - Ron Finley
What's Wrong with What We Eat - Mark Bittman
Want to Help Someone? Shut Up & Listen! - Ernesto Sirolli
Teach Every Child About Food - Jamie Oliver
A Foie Gras Parable - Dan Barber
A Plant's-Eye View - Michael Pollan
Six Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World - Paul Stamets
"I have learned more than I could ever learn in a lecture hall."
- Katie F., Oregon