This thinking is important as it links agriculture to food, nutrition, public health and the environment, she explained.
Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, UGA Libraries and the College of Family and Consumer Sciences.įood systems, discussed extensively by Nestle, refers to everything that happens to a food from the time it’s grown to its processing, distribution, purchase, preparation and consumption. The lecture was sponsored by the Richard B. 12 as part of the Signature Lecture series. Though problems already existed with regard to food systems, Nestle said the pandemic exposed all of the “contradictions and inequities” faced today.ĬOVID-19 discussion was a relevant constant for Nestle’s Food, Power, and Politics lecture, given virtually on Nov. Although Marion Nestle wrote her most recent book, Let’s Ask Marion: What You Need to Know About the Politics of Food, before the COVID-19 pandemic, she ended up writing about its effect after reading the page proofs of the book in April 2020.Īs it turns out, COVID-19 was a perfect example of many of the themes of Let’s Ask Marion.
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