ART, FOOD, AND THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Sculpture and Painting Exhibition
with FORUM of
Talks, Film and Discussion
Programme on drop down menu
See some of the Forum so far on You Tube
Interview of Stephen Vince by Colin Tudge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1_XaHEBKE
Tracy Worcester - The Price of Factory Farming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aprA2LDpQMo&feature=relmfu
Colin Tudge - how healthy will the Olympic food be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc6WEappEJc&feature=relmfu
Pete Riley - Pigs and Chickens - be careful of what they eat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr77ij76xvc&feature=relmfu
Questions and Answers from
Colin Tudge, Tracy Worcester and Pete Riley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUk_5Nzrap8&feature=relmfu
all the above videos by Pig Business Film
Sculpture and Painting Exhibition
with FORUM of
Talks, Film and Discussion
Programme on drop down menu
See some of the Forum so far on You Tube
Interview of Stephen Vince by Colin Tudge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1_XaHEBKE
Tracy Worcester - The Price of Factory Farming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aprA2LDpQMo&feature=relmfu
Colin Tudge - how healthy will the Olympic food be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc6WEappEJc&feature=relmfu
Pete Riley - Pigs and Chickens - be careful of what they eat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr77ij76xvc&feature=relmfu
Questions and Answers from
Colin Tudge, Tracy Worcester and Pete Riley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUk_5Nzrap8&feature=relmfu
all the above videos by Pig Business Film
Pile of Spades - a study for the Ring of Spades. Vince 2012 bronze
...back to grassroots.
How healthy food is produced on our farms. No. How healthy is food produced on our farms?
How is British Agriculture going to get back to producing healthy food?
In the meantime, grow your own food.
Why are vegetables and salads so much better for you fresh from the ground or allottment?
...back to grassroots.
How healthy food is produced on our farms. No. How healthy is food produced on our farms?
How is British Agriculture going to get back to producing healthy food?
In the meantime, grow your own food.
Why are vegetables and salads so much better for you fresh from the ground or allottment?
The Allotment. Rodulfo 2012 oil on canvas
The Olympic Site was a place of wilderness or was it waste land, or were there allotments
All such land and space is important to protect - why
Who wants to have to wash vegetables straight out of the garden, they are covered in soil.
The Olympic Site was a place of wilderness or was it waste land, or were there allotments
All such land and space is important to protect - why
Who wants to have to wash vegetables straight out of the garden, they are covered in soil.
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The Olympic Games is all about excellence and showcasing what's best about British.
London 2012 bid "promised a memorable occasion that will make a positive impact before, during and beyond the main event". This is supposed to apply to the food and drink on offer there. Those in charge of the catering are "committed to delivering a tastier, healthier, greener Games". But the Games need sponsorship. Thus they come with ready made global partners CocaCola and McDonalds. In return, CocaCola gets sole rights to the sale of non-alcholic beverages; McDonalds is the official restaurant of the games, providing 10% of the food. They are joined by two-tier sponsor Cadbury -- paying £20m - £40m; defending their presence by saying that they are only providing “treats” which are ok if "part of an overall responsible diet". ... And we can't leave the confectionary contract to fall into foreign hands. And of course there's the sheer volume of food that has to be produced -- it's called the "largest peace-time catering operation in the world"-- to be considered. "More than 10,000 athletes are participating, 8.6 million tickets will be available for the Olympic Games, with another 1.5 million for the Paralympic Games. And 300,000 tourists are expected to travel to the Games from outside the UK. |
By 2012, 1.3 million meals will have been served to construction workers, with a further 13 million meals expected to be consumed by Olympic and Paralympic visitors (the public, athletes, staff, volunteers, dignitaries and journalists)."
What else can one do but hand the catering to the corporates? Step up Compass Group, Aramark, BaxterStorey, Sodexo and The NEC Group. In all about 20 companies are involved, between them owning all the brands you can possibly think of (including Leiths). Then there's the matter of the allotments that had to make way for the Olympic Park; and the controversy over Dow Chemicals being allowed to sponsor the Games, which David Cameron has shrugged off saying that "Dow Chemical didn't own Union Carbide at the time of the [Bhopal] disaster and the sponsorship was arranged by the IOC". So just what is the spirit of the Games that we're all supposed to be proud of? And if we're not proud of it -- could things be different? by The Campaign for Real Farming We invite you to join us in discussion and debate with leading thinkers and activists at the Cork Street Art Gallery on April 11, 12, 13 and 14. Colin Tudge, Ruth West, Stephen Vince and Peter Rodulfo |
This Olympics Campaign and Forum at The Gallery is being organised by Ruth West of the Campaign for Real Farming www.campaignforrealfarming.org
