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A b o u t P a r t i c i p a n t M e d i aParticipant Media is a Los Angeles-based entertainment company that focuses onsocially relevant, commercially viable feature films, documentaries and television,as well as publishing and digital media.Participant exists to tell compelling, entertaining stories that bring to theforefront real issues that shape our lives. For each of its projects, Participantcreates extensive social action and advocacy programs, which provide ideasand tools to transform the impact of the media experience into individual andcommunity action. Participant’s films include The Kite Runner, Darfur Now, AnInconvenient Truth, Good Night, and Good Luck, Syriana,The Visitor, The Soloistand Food, Inc. For information, visit www.participantmedia.comA b o u t t h e C e n t e r f o r E c o l i t e r a c yThe Center for Ecoliteracy is a Berkeley-based nonprofit organization dedicatedto education for sustainable living. Through its initiative Smart by Nature:Schooling for Sustainability, the Center offers expertise, inspiration, andsupport to the growing sustainability movement in K–12 education. It providesbooks, teaching guides, and other publications; professional developmentseminars; and consulting services, including academic program audits, indepthcurriculum development, and coaching to improve teaching and learningaround sustainability. The Center’s 2009 book, Smart by Nature: Schooling forSustainability, showcases inspiring stories about public, independent, and charterschools across the nation. Environmental educator David W. Orr calls Smartby Nature “must reading for teachers, school administrators, parents, and theconcerned public.” Learn more at www.ecoliteracy.org1 0 2F o o d , I n c . D I S C U S S I O N G U I D E© P a r t i c i p a n t M e d i a
The Food, Inc. Discussion Guide, developed by the Center forEcoliteracy, is designed for use in high school classrooms. Itprovides questions and activities to help students make morethoughtful choices about food and participate in a meaningfulpublic dialogue about food and food systems. The Center forEcoliteracy supports and advances education for sustainable living.More information: www.participantmedia.com andwww.ecoliteracy.org“Food, Inc. has helped launch a vibrant national conversation aboutthe the future of food and farming in America. Now, The Centerfor Ecoliteracy’s invaluable teacher’s guide will help to bring thatconversation into the classroom.”MICHAEL POLLAN, author of In Defense of Food: An Eater ’sManifesto and The Omnivore’s Dilemma1 0 3F o o d , I n c . D I S C U S S I O N G U I D E© P a r t i c i p a n t M e d i a
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