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How Far Food Travels From Field to Fork [VIDEO]

Posted by Adam Howard at 6:01 AM on June 27, 2007.


Video artist Molly Schwartz implores you to "watch your food-o-meter!"
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The clip to your right was created by video artist Molly Schwartz for The Nation. It uses clever animation to point out how much oil and energy is expelled in order to get certain food products on the market. It's a charming way to present some very troubling facts and figures.

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Tagged as: health, food, food industry

Adam Howard is the editor of PEEK.


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