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Food and Society

Food and society is a broad field that encompasses fields such as agritourism, food deserts, scarcity and waste, meat alternatives, food technology and food journalism. The field is a broad view of how food and agriculture influence and interact with the everyday aspects of our lives. This topic has broad implications in a society now concerned with sustainability and climate change.

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Agritourism food scarcity meat alternatives sustainable ag food journalism

 

Agritourism

Videos

Agritourism Ted Talk

Infographics

Articles

Academic Programs and Courses

Other Community Opportunities

Internship Opportunities

  • Ag Showcase (seasonal)
  • Cal Poly CAFES student assistants
  • CDFA Internships

Professional Associations

  • California Agricultural Tourism Directory (County-wide and local)

Job Listing Websites

Top Companies and Organizations

  • USDA and CDFA

 

Food Scarcity and Waste

Videos

Food Waste is the World’s Dumbest Problem - Vox (informative, but clearly biased)

Infographics

Articles

Cal Poly Centers and Institutes

Other Community Opportunities

Internship Opportunities

  • Ag Showcase (seasonal)
  • Cal Poly CAFES student assistants
  • CDFA Internships

Professional Associations

Job Listing Websites

Top Companies and Organizations

  • USDA and CDFA
  • List of companies combating food waste

 

Meat Alternatives

Videos

Alternative Protein, Future of Meat

Infographics

Cal Poly Centers and Institutes

  • Food Science and Nutrition Department

Academic Programs and Courses

  • Food Science and Nutrition Department (BS and MS)
    (list of relevant classes, most important listed below)
    • FSN 125: Introduction to Food Science
    • FSN 210: Nutrition
    • FSN 374: Food Laws and Regulation
    • FSN 375: Food Safety

Student Clubs and Organizations

Internship Opportunities

  • Ag Showcase (seasonal)
  • Cal Poly CAFES student assistants
  • CDFA Internships

Professional Associations

  • North American Food Systems Network (List of many professional associations)

Job Listing Websites

Top Companies and Organizations

  • USDA and CDFA
  • MycoTechnology, Kroger, Tyson Foods, Nestle (food alternatives)

 

Sustainable Agriculture

Articles

Cal Poly Centers and Institutes

Academic Programs and Courses

  • Agriculture and Environmental Plant Science
    • Minor in Plant Protection Science
  • Animal Science
    • ASCI: 470: Sustainable Livestock and Rangeland Management
    • ASCI 360: Animal Welfare and Ethics
  • AG 360: Holistic management

Student Clubs and Organizations

Other Community Organizations

Internship Opportunities

  • Taylor Farms
  • Mission Avocado
  • Betteravia Farms or (any smaller farms in Santa Maria Valley e.g. Fresh Way Farms)
  • Sustainable Internships
  • Cal Poly CAFES student assistants
  • CDFA Internships

Professional Associations

  • North American Food Systems Network (List of many professional associations)

Job Listing Websites

Top Companies and Organizations

  • USDA and CDFA

 

Food Journalism

Videos

Anthony Bourdain - Parts Unknown (any episode is a great example of what food journalism could look like)

Anthony Bourdain

Cal Poly Centers and Institutes

Academic Programs and Courses

  • Journalism classes (not comprehensive)

    • JOUR 203: News Writing and Reporting
    • JOUR 407: Feature Writing
    • JOUR: 205: Agricultural Communication
  • Agricultural Communication

Student Clubs and Organizations

  • Spoon University (food journalism)
  • Cal Poly NAMA (National Agricultural Marketing Association)

Professional Organizations

  • Association of Food Journalist
  • NAMA (National Agricultural Marketing Association)

Job Listing Websites

Top Companies and Organizations

  • USDA and CDFA
  • Eating Well, Food and Wine, Large city newspaper such as LA Times, SF Chronicle have food editors/writers/columns (food journalism)

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