Andrew Kimbrell is an internationally recognized public interest attorney, public speaker, and author. He is the founder and executive director of Center for Food Safety. As an attorney, Kimbrell has successfully challenged federal agencies in several historic court cases. He initiated the court challenge that resulted in a US Supreme Court victory forcing, for the first time, EPA regulation of greenhouse gases and their impact on climate change. He also pioneered the legal strategy that led to the Supreme Court ruling that DNA is not patentable due to being a “product of nature.” His legal work has helped maintain the integrity of organic standards.

In the following video, he discusses the importance of distinguishing between commodity agriculture and food agriculture. What are the consequences of the currently dominant commodity agriculture? How does it affect the eight elements needed to produce food?