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This educational edition features a year-long college level curriculum that serves as a companion to Deborah Koons Garcia's documentary The Future of Food. It is based on Dr. Joshua Muldavin's lecture course entitled Food, Agriculture, Environment, and Development.
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85 of 88 people found the following review helpful
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The Future of Food documents what is currently going on with the food supply in the US. Monsanto, a multinational corporation who was formerly in the pesticide business (agent orange, ddt) is now one of the biggest seed suppliers in the world. And not just any seed, it's genetically engineered for a number of purposes.
Monsanto has been suing farmers who have not bought seed from them but end up with it growing in their fields from no fault of their own. In one very well known case a farmer, Percy Schmeiser, was told by his neighbor that the neighbor's truck had a hole it's tarp and a lot of Monsanto's' 'round up ready' seed was dumped on his field. Monsanto tried to sue him (and many other farmers - google and you'll see links to many of the cases) and he spent his life savings fighting them. He just recently won his case after 10 years!
The film has wonderful and informative interviews with Andrew Kimbrell, director of the center for Food Safety, Fred Kirshenman, a well known sustainable farmer, and a number of experts and scientists who document first off how GE food was pushed on the American people with no disclosure and no testing as well as the devastating potential for destruction with messing with our food supply for profit.
There's a lot we can do. Support small farmers and farmers market's. Join a community supported agriculture program where you get a box of fresh from the field organic fruits and vegetables each week. We also need to demand labeling. Right now we don't know which foods we buy are genetically altered and which aren't. If our food is labeled we can make informed choices.
I highly recommend this film - it's important information for us all.
Monsanto has been suing farmers who have not bought seed from them but end up with it growing in their fields from no fault of their own. In one very well known case a farmer, Percy Schmeiser, was told by his neighbor that the neighbor's truck had a hole it's tarp and a lot of Monsanto's' 'round up ready' seed was dumped on his field. Monsanto tried to sue him (and many other farmers - google and you'll see links to many of the cases) and he spent his life savings fighting them. He just recently won his case after 10 years!
The film has wonderful and informative interviews with Andrew Kimbrell, director of the center for Food Safety, Fred Kirshenman, a well known sustainable farmer, and a number of experts and scientists who document first off how GE food was pushed on the American people with no disclosure and no testing as well as the devastating potential for destruction with messing with our food supply for profit.
There's a lot we can do. Support small farmers and farmers market's. Join a community supported agriculture program where you get a box of fresh from the field organic fruits and vegetables each week. We also need to demand labeling. Right now we don't know which foods we buy are genetically altered and which aren't. If our food is labeled we can make informed choices.
I highly recommend this film - it's important information for us all.
94 of 99 people found the following review helpful
By E-Consumer
Format:DVD
Informative documentary about our food supply. Includes information about the Genetically Modified food industry, and farmers who try to resist GMO and get sued by corporations. A different DVD which shows the destructive nature of GMO / chemical farming on both the farmers and the soil, ...and shows an active solution taking place in India is "How to Save the World". Watch "The Future of Food" first, and then the enlightening "How to Save the World", for a incredible real world solution that is happening now. Both are entertaining and can educate you on what is really happening to food and farmers in the USA and other countries!
69 of 76 people found the following review helpful
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A MUST-SEE! Thank you to Ms Garcia! This is the VERY BEST, most informative and well-done documentary on the matter. The essential is summarized in one place: a DVD that is real easy to follow. It is quite comprehensive. Some very strong reports/interviews from well-known scientists, and testimonials from genuine farmers. Also all the animations are excellent. And the photography is in many places beautiful (especially the part filmed in Mexico). On the top of that, it is also the best documentary I've ever seen, flowing along an amazingly informative path. I highly recommend it for a) those who know about this matter, and b) those who don't know yet about it :~]
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A book that should be read by everyone who values their health the...
Americans can no longer neglect their responsibility for their own health and welfare. We owe it to our children and this once great nation to pay attention to how and where are... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Joan Bowen
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Documentary!
This is my favorite of the "Food" documentaries, but it is getting a little dated. I have bought and given away 3 copies of it. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Michael Salamey
5.0 out of 5 stars
great movie!
It is not super high budget.... but the information, and collection of ideas flowed really well together, great commentary, and very very correct information. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Albert schweitzer
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not enough health info
Someone recommended that I watch this video, so I checked it out from my local library. I thought this documentary would have a lot to say about the negative health and... Read more
Published 23 days ago by TheShah
4.0 out of 5 stars
A lot of info.....
and useable for study / teaching; perhaps too much for one sitting. A good addition to the library on food, farming and environment.
Published 2 months ago by Country Boy
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good
The Future Of Food, an 88 minute long documentary, released in 2004, and directed by Deborah Koons Garcia, wife of the late founder of the 1960s rock band, The Grateful Dead, Jerry... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cosmoetica
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supuamina
Informative CD. You need to know where and hoe your food comes to you. Get in touch with nature. Do not let the superstores run your life
Published 4 months ago by mohamed
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The Future of Food?
Food has no future. It is being engineered to the point where it is not healthful. I remember the mid-70's, when the PETROLEUM industry marched out a buffet of "foods" made... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Danpollack
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sad future for food
This is very informative about the poor outlook of our food sources in the future.It makes me want to get all my food from some other country.
Published 7 months ago by D. D.
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Bad Food
Wow. It's worse than I thought...and I knew it was pretty bad (the food situation that is, not the movie. Read more
Published 7 months ago by W. Lae
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