Welcome to the Food & Politics Book Club!
- Location
- Austin, TX 30.23-97.67 78742US
- Meetups
- 6 so far
- Members
- 84 Enthusiastic Book Readers
- Meetup topics
- Founded
- October 30, 2008
How our food is made, where our food comes from and what our food does to us, taps into a lot of the pressing political issues & challenges of the 21st century, like peak oil, globalization, illegal immigrants & worker's rights, environmental & health issues.
This book club is dedicated to reading and discussing the work of authors that write about food and whose books relate to political issues of our life time.
We meet about every other month on a Sunday afternoon at 4.30 pm at varying locations in Central Austin. Please bring your book and notes to the meetup. Depending on the topic, our discussion might be accompanied by a potluck or food tasting.
Please feel encouraged to use the message board to exchange recipes, food pictures and announcements of food related events around town.
Our next MeetupJanuary 17th Meetup: Discussion of "Full Moon Feast"
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2 Yes / 0 Maybe( 8 spots left )
Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection
by Jessica Prentice
Available at:
Amazon
BookPeople
Chelsea Green Online Bookstore
Austin Public Library (has 2 copies)
Book Description:
Full Moon Feast will conclude our little investigation of the relationship of food and culture. Read more
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Past Meetups
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Nov 9
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New discussionStarted by Libby.
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New Greeting for“Cool! I am very excited to have you join one of our meetups again.”posted by Grit Ramuschkat
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New fileI created this file for you to get an idea about which books I'd like to read and discuss with you in the future.Uploaded by Grit Ramuschkat.
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“When my kids will let me, I love to cook! I recently discovered the slow cooker- that keeps everyone happy. I am interested in healthy food, but am also conscious of where the food came from and the environmental impacts of the foods we love.”
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What members are saying
“ Because you get to learn stuff and meet great people! ”
“ I think it is important to not only understand the nutritional value of what we put in our bodies, but to also understand what it takes to make it available to us. ...
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