Movie: Food, Inc.

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I watched the documentary "Food, Inc." on DVD with a friend this weekend.
It really makes you think where and how our food is being made/produced. I want to find out more about what is happening in Canada as well because most of the film is based on US companies and farms. But I am not surprised that it's similar.

I actually read the book and related books before I watched the DVD. But seeing it visually is very different. I got even a bit angry... It's not only about mistreating animals but about what we ended up eating at the other end of the food chain.
Anyway, I suggested lyk who wants to know more about their food to watch it. It's not entertaining but it's not boring either. This movie did a good job summarizing diff concerns of our food today. And at the end, it actually tells u what little things we can do to change our world. And there is something that we can do! Little things like Eat at home instead of eating out and read labels, protect family farms, tell congress that food safety is important to you (think Maple Leaf ham...) ...etc.

http://www.foodincmovie.com/get-involved.php

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4# tiffiant
?? what is too good??

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7# alee
That's a very good book. I think my food reading started from there.
I felt good seeing and knowing where the vegetables come from! I enjoy talking to the farm and finding out what we can do. I feel connected.
I think my next step is to source good meat that I can buy from.

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7# alee
I enjoy talking to the farm
布小熊 發表於 2009-11-18 12:43 AM

I mean to the farmer...

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hehe, there's nothing wrong with talking to the farm. treat nature as our friend ;)
i feel i've already done whatever i can for myself. spending a summer in the near future being an apprentice at a l ...
alee 發表於 2009-11-18 09:29 AM

I am not sure if the CSA farm (in Langley) that I get my vegetables from would want an apprentice next summer. If u are interested, I can give you his contact and you can talk to him.

btw anyone know any local organic farm that grows more asian/chinese vegetables? I think that's the way I can get my parents to organic vegetables as well.

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thanks, i'll keep that in mind. i plan to use world wide opportunities on organic farms www.wwoof.org to begin my journey

i did a quick search and there's this japanese organic store. it's in north v ...
alee 發表於 2009-11-19 07:50 AM

I think 1 of the worker there found the langley farm via something similar. She was from Italy studying farming too.
I need to find some time to visit the japanese organic store. It's some how related to the Tenhachi restaurant on W12th.

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just watched.  I'm swearing off Fast Food!

And now i'm scared of raw beef pho...
ACC-HE 發表於 2009-12-3 03:37 PM

We have been avoiding fast food for a while (but sometimes, just have to eat fast). And we haven't been to McD for a long time now since I don't want to make the giant even bigger.

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related video on abc news: http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7857921

Happy pig = let the pigs express their pigness!

now i understand why Kate (from kate + 8) feeds her kids orgranic onl ...
ACC-HE 發表於 2009-12-3 04:00 PM

I think Chipotle's was the fast food place that I went back a few times within the week at my business trip in NJ.