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Farmageddon (2012)

Linda Faillace , Kristin Canty  |  NR |  DVD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Linda Faillace
  • Directors: Kristin Canty
  • Format: Color, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Passion River
  • DVD Release Date: April 17, 2012
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00744WZ8U
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,242 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Part consumer-rights advocacy, part abuse-of-power expose. --Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

This is a film well worth the watch. --Stephanie Merry, The Washington Post

Product Description

Farmageddon tells the story of family farms that were providing healthy foods to their communities and were forced to stop by agents of misguided government bureaucracies.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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4.7 out of 5 stars
Sounds more like a science fiction film rather than a documentary, but it's true. Jake  |  24 reviewers made a similar statement
Overall we thought the film was well done. J. Vaillancourt  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
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114 of 114 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must see film April 11, 2012
Format:DVD
We saw Farmageddon - The Unseen War on American Family Farms last fall, when it was in a local movie theatre. It's produced and directed by Kristin Canty, a mom of four, who couldn't understand why the healthy food she wanted to buy for her family, was so hard to find.

Kristin said, about why she made this film, "I decided I needed to tell this story. My goal was to let these honest farmers using centuries old farming practices tell their side of the stories. So, I set out to make a film. Farmageddon is in no way meant to convince anyone to drink raw milk, or eat grass fed beef, but rather an argument to allow those that want to make those choices to do so. It is simply about freedom of food choice. The government needs to stop harassing small farmers, private food buying clubs and co- ops without food freedom.... we are not free."

From the movie's website, "Americans' right to access fresh, healthy foods of their choice is under attack. Farmageddon tells the story of small, family farms that were providing safe, healthy foods to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent action, by agents of misguided government bureaucracies, and seeks to figure out why."

"Farmageddon highlights the urgency of food freedom, encouraging farmers and consumers alike to take action to preserve individuals' rights to access food of their choice and farmers' rights to produce these foods safely and free from unreasonably burdensome regulations. The film serves to put policymakers and regulators on notice that there is a growing movement of people aware that their freedom to choose the foods they want is in danger, a movement that is taking action with its dollars and its voting power to protect and preserve the dwindling number of family farms that are struggling to survive."

I knew the basic premise of the movie before we went to see it as I had seen the trailer and have been impatiently waiting for it to come to a theater near me. It's such a travesty of justice that our small farmers are under fire, most times with no just cause. There are cases of food and animals being seized, hundreds of thousands of dollars of livestock, and equipment seized, for no reason. No complaints had been filed, no one had gotten sick. There have been raids of private food clubs, guns drawn on young children. It's not just isolated instanced. Google "farmers raided" and you will see too many examples. There are more examples on my post of last year, [..]

This is not the American Way!

I thought Farmageddon was brilliantly directed. Where it could have just been a very depressing story, there's hope here too. It's about the growing real food movement and how more and more people are looking to buy their food directly from their local farmers.

It's time for all of us to stand up for food freedom. For the freedom to choose real food for our families and for the choice to not have our food contaminated by GMOs. I am starting to wonder if it's going to take acts of civil disobedience - nonviolent resistance - and becoming vocal to the point where the FDA, USDA and our government understand that we are not going to put up with our small farmers being harassed and raided for good no reason. It's time to stand up for ourselved and our farmers!

This is a film that everyone should see. It's only in a few theaters now, but if you are near anywhere there is a showing, it's an incredible film. Below is the link to the website. There you can watch the trailer and see or arrange a screening. Highly recommended! - Review from Moms for Safe Food
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63 of 63 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars If You Like Local Foods, Make Sure to Watch This! April 1, 2012
By Jake
Format:DVD
I saw this film in DC at the premiere and I'm looking forward to getting the DVD to share.

This film is an amazing eye-opener. I'm a big supporter of fresh and local food, and respect my farmers. I had no idea what small farms are up against these days, now I do.

Police with flack jackets and guns raiding small family farms, because of raw milk? Sounds more like a science fiction film rather than a documentary, but it's true. I did some fact checking on the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund website.

Most folks I know, value and trust the fresh food from our neighboring farmers, and don't need the government stamp of approval to know that it's good (or safe) to eat.

I mean come on, because raw milk from an inspected dairy crossed state lines, it's suddenly an imminent health hazard? That part made me angry. What a waste of food, money and time! That inspector looked like she was raised during the depression. How on earth did she let all that milk be wasted?

And, what about that Pennsylvania Amish farmer? They wiped out his store,(not once but three times!), put all the food in a hot truck, and dumped bleach on it in a landfill?

I read that in Pennsylvania 6 out of 100 people go HUNGRY, and their ag department would rather throw perfectly good food out, because the farmer doesn't have a license?

I hope you watch this film, become an advocate for food rights and small farms, and may even try a glass or gallon of raw milk. I found mine on the Real Milk website.

We've got to change the laws so that they encourage, protect and support these small family farms.
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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Becoming more than a consumer April 2, 2012
By Judith
Format:DVD
Americans are beginning to realize the myriad problems with the industrial food system, and many people are turning to local farmers for alternatives. But the farmers who work to produce healthy local foods face serious challenges from government bureaucracies that work for the interests of the industrial food system.

Farmageddon is an important movie that shows some of the challenges these farmers face, and why every person needs to become an active citizen, not just a consumer, if we want real change in our food system.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you Kristin Canty for spotlighting the plight of small farms
Many thanks to Kristin Canty for making this movie. It is a must see movie. Very sad that we have a government now targeting small family farms and ruining these farmers.
Published 6 days ago by moose
5.0 out of 5 stars I had no idea the mafia was running
This movie is eye opening. I had no idea the governmental-mafia (per se) had such a 'strong arm' in our food industry. They seem to fear the 'truth' enough to want to silence it. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Lori Mitchell
5.0 out of 5 stars eye openning
Fast shipping with all indicated info and more!!! I am sad that this Dvd burned in our house firearm few weeks ago but feel that the information is so important that I will order... Read more
Published 9 days ago by Terri
3.0 out of 5 stars the movie is great
not what i thought, it is a marketing tool for informing the public about Raw Milk. i don't support this industry, or any industry that has to use animals in this way to feed... Read more
Published 13 days ago by Albert schweitzer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Film
Very well done informative documentary. I have watched it several times and still seem to get something new from it each time. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Teressa Hamilton
5.0 out of 5 stars Farmageddon
A lot of information about our foods and other important things are being exposed now. Very informative but disturbing to know that we have no choice but to consume food that is... Read more
Published 1 month ago by D. Hill
3.0 out of 5 stars Odd
This disk throws together an odd compilation of examples. I wish there had been more background information given. I felt still in the dark on a lot of the situations portrayed.
Published 1 month ago by Terry Dunfield
5.0 out of 5 stars great
a really good insight to the real world of what is a democratic society, YES RIGHT! more like a dictatorship ,I feel for everyone of these true farmers and although I am a vegan... Read more
Published 2 months ago by lance
5.0 out of 5 stars Truth about government overreach
If you think you can be healthy eating foods that major corporations manipulate for profit by designing the cheapest vehicle to be mass produced look no further then the major... Read more
Published 2 months ago by JustTrustMe
5.0 out of 5 stars The Truth Will Set Us Free!
Get this and spread the truth with everyone you know before the medical system puts you in thier grip. Drugs only makes things worse no matter legal or not legal. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Thomas A. Majors
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