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The Story Of Food

The Story Of Food from USC Canada on Vimeo.

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USC Canada, Chris Mulligan, TV Factory

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Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd)

It's time to rethink our global food production systems.  In this short animation USC Canada critiques mass food production practices and provides creative solutions to these dilemmas.

Topics: Economy & Labour, Environment, Health, Politics
Dossiers: From the Ground Up: Soil to Plate
Keywords: agriculture, Consumer Culture, Environment
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