<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Quiz: Should I see the critically acclaimed documentary ‘Food, Inc.’?]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by greengenie4 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-quiz-food-inc/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:18:28 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-quiz-food-inc/1 Watch this film!! It's great and not as gloom-and-doom as Fast Food Nation...Also sheds light on some responsible corporate social entrepreneurs that us greenies are very skeptical of most of the time...Businesses can and will be a big part of the solution to curbing the flaws of the industrial food system. It was a little weak on the solutions side, but will be very eye-opening to many who don't know our government is essentially subsidizing obesity and childhood diabetes.

Also be sure to check out the End of the Line about overfishing, coming out soon.

]]> Watch this film!! It's great and not as gloom-and-doom as Fast Food Nation...Also sheds light on some responsible corporate social entrepreneurs that us greenies are very skeptical of most of the time...Businesses can and will be a big part of the solution to curbing the flaws of the industrial food system. It was a little weak on the solutions side, but will be very eye-opening to many who don't know our government is essentially subsidizing obesity and childhood diabetes.

Also be sure to check out the End of the Line about overfishing, coming out soon.

]]> Comment #2 by Former Ag Teacher http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-quiz-food-inc/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:14:55 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-quiz-food-inc/2 I agree that people should learn more about where their food comes from and become educated consumers.  But I doubt that this documentary is a good source of such information.  The film maker went after the very worst situations he could find in furtherance of his regressive agriculture agenda.

If you truly want to know about the U.S. and World food system, you need to look to a variety of information sources.

And keep in mind that many people are not in situations that are the same as yours.  Buying 100% local organic produce may work fine for you.  Other people may not have the same financial, economic and transportation resources that you have. So they may need to rely on food choices that you don't care for.

 

]]> I agree that people should learn more about where their food comes from and become educated consumers.  But I doubt that this documentary is a good source of such information.  The film maker went after the very worst situations he could find in furtherance of his regressive agriculture agenda.

If you truly want to know about the U.S. and World food system, you need to look to a variety of information sources.

And keep in mind that many people are not in situations that are the same as yours.  Buying 100% local organic produce may work fine for you.  Other people may not have the same financial, economic and transportation resources that you have. So they may need to rely on food choices that you don't care for.

 

]]> Comment #3 by MatthewLB http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-quiz-food-inc/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:54:16 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-quiz-food-inc/3 I watched this documentary last week and it did a very good job of letting people know where a large percentage of our food is coming from in our regular supermarkets.

It is well produced and clearly shows the power of a few companies and how their connections in D.C.  have helped them to be able to do what they wanted to do.

At the end it informs people on a few things they can do to help out.

I'm betting it will help Wake millions of people up and get us back to more wholesome foods for everyone.

 

 

 

 

]]> I watched this documentary last week and it did a very good job of letting people know where a large percentage of our food is coming from in our regular supermarkets.

It is well produced and clearly shows the power of a few companies and how their connections in D.C.  have helped them to be able to do what they wanted to do.

At the end it informs people on a few things they can do to help out.

I'm betting it will help Wake millions of people up and get us back to more wholesome foods for everyone.

 

 

 

 

]]> Comment #4 by greengenie4 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-quiz-food-inc/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:43:26 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-quiz-food-inc/4 Yes it is true that we need to take economic and social issues into account but that needs to be incorporated into the solution. I live in a neighborhood where the cheapest, easiest food to come by is from hole-in-the-wall markets that sell chips, soda, and a few pesticide-ridden fruits and vegetables. True, famers markets and organic grocery stores are more expensive, that's why community gardens need to be such a large part of the solution, not only for the environment, but for health, community building, and crime.

]]> Yes it is true that we need to take economic and social issues into account but that needs to be incorporated into the solution. I live in a neighborhood where the cheapest, easiest food to come by is from hole-in-the-wall markets that sell chips, soda, and a few pesticide-ridden fruits and vegetables. True, famers markets and organic grocery stores are more expensive, that's why community gardens need to be such a large part of the solution, not only for the environment, but for health, community building, and crime.

]]> Comment #5 by jessimonster http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-quiz-food-inc/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:56:26 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-quiz-food-inc/5 You can get Michael Pollan posters?  WHERE?!?!?!

]]> You can get Michael Pollan posters?  WHERE?!?!?!

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