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How about movements that direct money towards smaller or local entities? It's hard for me to imagine the eat local / farmers market movement as being quietly ba
by ahains 11y ago
How about movements that direct money towards smaller or local entities? It's hard for me to imagine the eat local / farmers market movement as being quietly backed by corporations.
- api 11y agoI wouldn't be absolutely shocked to learn that there are industry advocacy groups that push movements like that. I'm also suspicious about the whole organic movement and companies like Whole Foods. See also: the concept of 'food gentrification.' https://bitchmedia.org/post/foodgentrification-and-culinary-rebranding-of-traditional-foods https://bitchmedia.org/post/foodgentrification-and-culinary-...
- mason240 11y agoThere was actually just an AMA on Reddit from a scientist whose research group was being harassed by an organic food lobby called "US Right to Know." https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/3g8l2h/an_antibiotechnology_activist_group_has_targeted/ https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/3g8l2h/an_antibiot... Anti-GMO group that’s harassing university scientists is the real tool of corporate America http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/23847/ http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/23847/