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by ahains 3953 days ago
How about movements that direct money towards smaller or local entities? It's hard for me to imagine the eat local / farmers market movement as being quietly backed by corporations.
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I wouldn't be absolutely shocked to learn that there are industry advocacy groups that push movements like that.

I'm also suspicious about the whole organic movement and companies like Whole Foods. See also: the concept of 'food gentrification.'

https://bitchmedia.org/post/foodgentrification-and-culinary-...

There was actually just an AMA on Reddit from a scientist whose research group was being harassed by an organic food lobby called "US Right to Know."

https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/3g8l2h/an_antibiot...

Anti-GMO group that’s harassing university scientists is the real tool of corporate America

http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/23847/