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I was suprised lately, while reading through "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser, when I realized how deeply the book was delving into the topic of Great Plains agriculture. Most likely I shouldn't have been so shocked; after all, all of the food that I get at the local McDonald's has to come from somewhere. And, really, thats the point of the book; telling the American consumer exactly where their food is coming from, as well as exploring the deep impact that the fast food business has had upon agriculture in the country.
Instead of focusing only on the resteraunts themselves, the book looks at the entire fast food industry, from the men and women who work behind the counter, to the farmers who raise genetically engineered chickens to sell to the new meat packing business, like IBP, which have spring up across the Plains. Although the description of labor violations and seedy practices at the stores were shocking or, more to the point, digusting, one is left most shaken by the description of how the Fast Food industry has managed to mutate agricultural production within this nation and lead to the rise of the so-called "ag-businesses".
From a store in Colorado Springs, to a rancher in Montata, to people across the Plains and this nation, "Fast Food Nation" shines a light on "the Dark Side of the All-AMerican Meal"