So last night we had an amazing potluck dinner -- all kinds of summer fruit, veggies and salads, cold soup, hot soup, bread, cheese, GMO-free chips, regular chips, even ice-cream cones! Thanks so much to all who came -- it was heartening to see 20+ folks willing to come out and face where our food really comes from on a busy summer evening.
My thoughts on the movie -- what did you all think of the comments from the Stonyfield Farms founder at the end? Do you really think consumers have the power to change our food system through choices at the supermarket? What bothered me about that statement is that there is so little actual "choice" at most supermarkets. And many communities don't even have access to the level of choice in our suburban markets -- just convenience food for miles around. Any thoughts on this issue? On a more upbeat note, has anyone been inspired to change their eating h
abits in some way by the film? Or maybe those of you already deep into local and sustainable food want to share their tips? Click on "comments" below to contribute. It's a moderated discussion so your comment won't appear right away, but you don't need any special account to contribute, anonymous posts are fine. All good food for thought!
P.S. If you've been inspired to action, the website for Food, Inc. is a good place to start.
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Well, I have to say that I was a bit reluctant to watch the movie Food Inc., since I've heard it has turned some to vegetarianism. But actually the movie is quite good and confirmed my preference for real farm-raised food instead of mass-produced "processed" foods that are currently cheaper to buy due in part to government subsidies of corn. This is stuff I did not know before! -George
ReplyDeleteBelow is a great letter written by Ginnie Hatch, who saw the film with us. If the Metrowest Daily News doesn't publish it, you can still read it here:
ReplyDeleteJuly, 2010
MetroWest Daily News
Dear Consumer:
I am writing for the first time because I think the issue is very important to each of us, our food and its production. Last evening I saw a presentation by Robert Kenner called Food, Inc.
Though I belong to a local CSA farm and do most of my own cooking I plan to try to change the way I shop for food and eat even if it costs me a little more. The film explains our efficient food industrialization controlled by mega corporations rather than the farmer. They are interested not the wholesomeness or cleanliness of what we eat but in the bottom line (dollars). It is cruel to the farmers, the animals, the workers and hazardous to us.
The good news is we can influence this by the way we eat and shop. If the public wants organic products, even Walmart will offer them. We can support local farmers’ markets, and buy grass fed beef or organic chickens and eggs, grow small gardens if possible and support legislation to control these companies that rule the U.S. food supply we will have a healthier environment and we will be much healthier.
A woman who lost her 2 year old healthy son to ecoli 12 days after he ate a hamburger has worked with her mother for seven years to try to protect the public with proper standards and inspections, “Kevin’s Law”. It has not passed and needs to be re-introduced.
If you and others as well as our congressmen and women saw this film I would hope all would be moved to care about what we eat and how it is produced.
I applaud the people and programs working to improve what we and our children eat so all can be healthy and protected from avoidable dangerous diseases. The healthy school lunch programs being introduced, city gardens and food labeling are examples. Our local Health Department does an excellent job of protecting us in Framingham.
Please become informed. Visit the web site www.takepart.com/foodinc.
Sincerely,
Virginia Hatch
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