Notes for AFD film series discussion, June 20, 2008
King Corn

On the farm…
Acres planted in corn in the U.S. in 1970: 66.9 million; in 2007: 92.9 million
Percent change since 1970: +39
Iowa’s average yield, in bushels per acre, of corn in 1970: 86; in 2007: 180
Percent change since 1970: +109
Acres planted in US last year: all corn: 92.9 million; sweet corn (corn on the cob) 253,500

In your body:
Rank of refined sugar, among most-used sweeteners in the U.S. in 1966: 1; in 2007: 2
Rank of high-fructose corn syrup in 2007: 1
Percentage by which high-fructose corn syrup is cheaper than sugar: 60
Pounds of high-fructose corn syrup consumed per person in US in 1970: 0.6; in 2000: 73.5
Percentage of Americans categorized as overweight or obese in 1971: 47.7; in 2004: 66
Percentage of American children categorized as overweight or obese in 1971: 4; in 2004: 17.5

Related Issues
Biofuels and world hunger (food riots this year in Mexico, Indonesia, Yemen, the Philippines, Cambodia, Morocco, Senegal, Uzbekistan, Guinea, Mauritania, Egypt, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Peru, Bolivia and Haiti).
Globalization (NAFTA, etc.) and deracination.
Mass agriculture and sustainability.

Coming this September 20 to CCUU
A Better Day · 2008

A day of learning and networking for peace, justice, and sustainability.

Sponsored by CCUU Adult Faith Development and Progressive Fest Illinois.

for more information and to get involved,
see: www.better-day.info
or email: info@better-day.info

Books

Films

Additional resources
http://citizenstruth.info/corn.html - AFD film series page
http://ifg.org - International forum on globalization

About AFD Films

AFD film topics this year include health care, election fraud, peak oil, the shift in cosmic awareness, fresh water, and war and peace. This is your film series. Send suggestions for new films as well as comments and updates on past topics to films@citizenstruth.info. There is a web site - and blog - gradually taking shape for AFD film topics at citizenstruth.info/afdfilms. Late this year we hope to bring you an assortment of short video segments to catch up on the issues and discuss developments.

Next month’s feature (second Friday in July)
WAR MADE EASY - HOW PRESIDENTS AND PUNDITS KEEP SPINNING US TO DEATH

Friday, July 11, 7:00 P.M., Atherton Hall
Countryside Church Unitarian Universalist
1025 N. Smith Rd, Palatine

http://www.warmadeeasythemovie.org/

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