Oct 10: The High Cost of Cheap Food

Raj Patel's chapter and the film on the Argentinian soy industry focus on one of the three "foundation crops" that underlie the industrial food economy (the others being #2 feed corn and canola). Based on Patel's chapter, what are the issues that you find most concerning in terms of environmental sustainability, social justice, and human health? Don't forget to select a specific passage from the reading to illustrate your point.

3 points for post, 2 points for response.

Don't forget to include a quote from one of the readings for today.