There's been a lot of food and politics in the news lately. If you're inclined not to buy into the 'dangers' of Michelle Obama's organic garden, then you may be interested in two new documentary films that feature food, politics and a lot of passionate people who are challenging the industrial food system, one farm at a time.
Food and politics are equally very personal and polarizing subjects. These two films definitely fall on the organic/sustainable/local side of the issue. But they're also about a very diverse group of people and communities. Some live in cities, some farm the countryside. They differ in politics, religion, education, age, gender and race. But they all are united in their conviction that we must be responsible stewards of our food systems and the earth that supports us.
"I am a caretaker of creation. And what I'm supposed to do is leave it in better shape for the next generation than I found it. Period." --Joel Salatin
Warning: There's some very grim footage from slaughterhouses and feedlots in the Fresh trailer above.
Related:
Weekend Meditation and Consciousness Raising: It's Up to You and Me
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I'm really looking forward to seeing both of these films.
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Did you mean Orson Welles for the quote?
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I was able to see a prescreening of Food, Inc. last week and and thought it was a wonderful film. I suggest that everyone go watch it.
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Does anyone know when Food, Inc. opens?
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tinymorsels: Food, Inc opens on June 12 in NYC, SF, and LA. And so on from there:
http://www.magpictures.com/dates.aspx?id=3e3938d1-b785-4286-9ae0-8eb5952f1480
Thanks, Laucus16, I'll fix Orson Welles!
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Can't wait for the LA screenings!
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I'm 40 years old. I've been cooking and buying food since I was 10. I've survived most of the food fads.
Reading "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food" has changed everything I think about food. It has completely changed the way I shop, the way I eat.
I've begun to understand that every diet I've tried led to failure because I was still consuming mostly corn, no matter how healthy I thought I was eating.
I've lost 20 pounds in the last two months by eating Real Food. With Plenty of Pastured Butter, lol
I can't wait to see these films.
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thanks for the recommendations.
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