The Future of Food - Morgan Spurlock Presents

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There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. A Story by Deborah Koons Garcia - the former wife of Grateful Dead icon Jerry Garcia.
  • Starring: Deborah Koons
  • Directed by: Deborah Koons
  • Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes
  • Studio: Virgil Films & Entertainment
 
  
 
 

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Synopsis: There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. A Story by Deborah Koons Garcia - the former wife of Grateful Dead icon Jerry Garcia.
Starring: Deborah Koons
Directed by: Deborah Koons
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes
Captions and Subtitles: Details
Studio: Virgil Films & Entertainment
ASIN: B001AQOVTO
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  • Production Company: Lily Films
  • Filming Locations: Oaxaca, Mexico

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85 of 88 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Important information for everyone April 27, 2008
By Sheri Fogarty VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
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.
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94 of 99 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars What America Eats - GMO January 28, 2008
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!
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69 of 76 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars THAT'S IT!!! December 21, 2005
By Francois-hugues
Format:DVD
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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