Whenever possible the descriptions of the following resources have been taken directly from their source.  This list is by no means exhaustive.  Suggestions for additions are encouraged and can be emailed to the Social Justice and Peace Studies Website Administrator at sjpsweb@uwo.ca 

Madoff, Fred, Frederick H, Buttel and John Bellamy Foster. eds. Hungry for Profit: The Agribusiness Threat to Farmers, Food and the Environment.  New York: Monthly Review, 2000.
Notes:  Hungry for Profit presents a historical analysis and an incisive overview of the issues and debates surrounding the global comodification of agriculture. Contributors address the growing public concern over food safety and controversial developments in agricultural biotechnology including genetically engineered foods.

McHughen, Alan.  Pandora’s Picnic Basket: The Potential and Hazards of Genetically     Modified Foods.  New York: Oxford UP, 2000.
Notes: In Pandora's Picnic Basket, molecular geneticist and experienced researcher McHughen provides a clearly written explanation of the fundamental technologies behind GM food, comparing them with other methods of plant breeding and production.

Schlosser, Eric.  Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
Notes: Fast Food Nation is an excellent resource about the creation of and injustices in the fast food industry.

 Shiva, Vandana.  Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply.  Cambridge: South End, 2000.
Notes:  In Stolen Harvest, Vandana Shiva charts the impacts of industrial agriculture and what this means for small farmers, the environment, and the quality and healthfulness of the foods we eat. A short, impassioned, and inspiring book that will shape the debate about genetic engineering and commercial agriculture for years to come.

VIDEOS:

Beef Inc.  Dir. Carmen Garcia.  Prod. Ric Michel.  NFB, 1999.
Notes:  In the beef industry, a strategy of "intense livestock production" has been implemented to boost profit margins. Cattle are housed and fattened in overcrowded feed lots, a situation which exposes them to disease. To combat this, the animals are systematically vaccinated, given antibiotics and pumped with growth hormones. No regard is given to the potential health risks to consumers or the quality of the end product.