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10/23/12 — Listen to Anna talking about the launch of Food MythBusters and the myth that we need industrial agriculture to feed the world.

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The Myth of Feeding the World Exposed in New Video

Cross-posted from Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy on 10/24/12 by Mark Muller IATP has long recognized that many of the drivers of the destructive industrial food system are not based on a...

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The Food Movement Rising

by Anna Lappé Originally posted in Earth Island Journal on 10/24/12. In the face of big-budget marketing campaigns, we have the truth — and taste — on our side. In case you didn’t get the memo, today...

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The Myth Of ‘Feeding The World’

by Beth Hoffman Originally posted in Forbes on 10/26/12. If you have ever had a conversation with a farmer who grows corn, soybeans or any other “food staple” – frequently you will hear the line “we...

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Busted: Food Myths Brought to You by Corporate Front Groups

by Michele Simon Originally posted in Huffington Post on 10/25/12. Over the past few months, I’ve been writing about Proposition 37, the California initiative that would require foods made through...

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Food MythBusters

by Peter Rothberg Originally posted in The Nation on 10/24/12. Did you know that today is National Food Day? Created by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), the goal is to strengthen...

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Campaign Challenges Destructive Power of Agro-chemical Industry

by Jo Confino Originally posted in The Guardian on 10/23/12.  Activist and best selling author Anna Lappé is on a mission to show there is a more natural and sustainable way of feeding the world. Food...

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Author speaks at UM about food, climate change connections

Food activist Anna Lappé talks Monday afternoon during a seminar at the University of Montana exploring how industrial agricultural practices are affecting climate change. February 04, 2013 8:00 pm  •...

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Help us choose movie 3!

Food MythBusters take on some the biggest myths about food, helping you learn the real story about what you eat. In our first movie, we take on the myth that we need industrial agriculture to feed the...

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Westminster Forum: Anna Lappe on food, farming and hunger

Cross-Broadcasted from Minnesota Public Radio News Presents | 03/14/2013 Anna Lappe, speaking at the Westminster Town Hall Forum about sustainable food and farming. She and her mother, Frances Moore...

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Kicking McDonald’s Out: Hospitals Are Getting Serious About Food

Cross-posted from Guardian | April 5, 2013 Hospitals across the US are stepping up their commitment to healthy food, and telling junk food chains to leave the premises. My first daughter was born at...

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100,000 Views in 5 days: Upworthy highlights Anna’s TEDx talk

Cross-posted from Upworthy.com | April 12, 2013 Watch The Video That Coca-Cola And McDonald’s Hope You Never See Anna Lappe is an author and activist. Her TEDx talk will open your eyes about what the...

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Food MythBuster Anna speaks at Organic Valley’s Annual Meeting

Cross-posted from LaCrosseTribune.com | April 11, 2013 Organic growth: Farmers flock to co-op’s annual meeting Organic Valley’s parent cooperative hauled in record sales in 2012, buoyed by an influx...

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The other oil import: Why palm oil is key to cutting the carbon emissions...

Published in Boulder Weekly by Elizabeth Miller Deforestation is at the top of the CIA’s list of environmental issues facing Indonesia, and much of it can be attributed to the creation of palm oil...

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Food Sleuth Radio, interview with Anna Lappé

From Food Sleuth Radio, September 13, 2013. From junk food promotions in public schools to cartoon characters on preschool snacks, marketers know that developing positive relationships with children...

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HuffPost Live Interviews Anna Lappé

Josh Zepps of HuffPost Live interviews Food MythBusters’ project director, Anna Lappe, on how food advertisers exploit how kids think and see to get them hooked on their brands. Did you know there is...

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Busting The Myth Of Parent Choice: Food Marketing And Its Impact On Kids

Cross-posted from Forbes.com| September 26, 2013 It is every parent’s nightmare: going to the grocery store with your kids and listening to them whine about how they want this sugary cereal and that...

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Anna Lappé Is Ready to Bust the Food Industry’s Biggest Myths

Originally published online at MotherJones.com By Tom Philpott In her work as a critic of the food and agriculture industries, Anna Lappé is carrying on a family business. Her mother, Frances Moore...

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How do we move from conscious customer consumption to collective action?

Originally aired on KALW on October 16, 2013. Click here to listen. How do we move from conscious customer consumption to collective action? On the next Your Call we’ll speak with Frances Moore Lappé...

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Busting Food Myths for Two Generations

This article originally appeared on TheNation.com on October 21, 2013. By Peter Rothberg There may be no family in the history of the republic which has done more to promote culinary awareness,...

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