Shift Shapers • April 9, 2012
From the food deserts that are America’s cities, to the hot dust devils of Central Valley farms, to the bright shining rows of plastic-shrouded vegetables at WalMart, Tracie McMillan knows something aboout America’s food supply.
Boston University • April 6, 2012 Tracie McMillan talks about The American Way of Eating at Boston University as part of their Gastronomy Program lectures. Learn more about Boston University’s Gastronomy Program here.
The Huffington Post • April 5, 2012
It took journalist Tracie McMillan five months and 115 phone calls to line up the job she was striving for: a produce stocker at Walmart.
Metro Times • March 28, 2012
Full disclosure: We at Metro Times were fortunate enough to host Tracie McMillan in our office, under an unofficial Metro Times fellowship, while she finished her new book,The American Way of Eating.
The Craig Fahle Show • March 28, 2012
Craig is joined by Author of The American Way of Eating, Tracy McMillan, to talk about her new book.
Radio Times • March 27, 2012
In 2009, investigative journalist TRACIE McMILLAN worked undercover alongside farm laborers in California’s Salinas Valley, expedited meals at Applebee’s, and stocked the grocery shelves at Walmart — all in an effort to understand the American food system how the working poor eat. She turned her on-the-job research into a new book, The American Way of Eating, in which she makes the case that everyone, regardless of their income, wants to eat well and that as a nation we must question our priorities when it comes to assuring that people of all income levels have access to affordable, healthy food.
KALW 91.7 FM • March 21, 2012
On today’s Your Call, we’ll speak with Tracie McMillan, author of The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields, and the Dinner Table. For nearly a year, she worked, ate, and lived alongside the working poor to examine how Americans eat when price matters.
I’ve had a lot of fun the last few days doing different radio and TV appearances, so just a formal shout out here to: Michael Finney, who does a consumer affairs show here in San Francisco for KGO 810 had me on over St. Patty’s Day to talk about The American Way of Eating Kim … Read more
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