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Walgreens is Going to Sell #WhiteGroceries?- Race, Food and the City

Monday, July 25th, 2011

I just came from the local co-op where a half gallon of organic milk was nearly $5.00 and the cereal, much of which looked like granola and berries was $5.00 as well. I like granola in yogurt. I DO NOT like granola as cereal. I had a $5-6 budget for cereal and milk this morning. [...]

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Race, Class, Food and the Future of the City: A Manifesto

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

By Renina Jarmon I always want to know where people will go and what will they eat. Last December, I was in Whole Foods on a Friday night, trying to read get through some really hard material on “the saturated self”, I resorted to reading out loud, so that I could “hear the theory.” A [...]

Posted in Class, Food and The Future of the City, Harlem, Mike Davis, Mohanty, Mosanto, Race, Vandana Shiva | 6 Comments »