Like my other favorite documentaries about veganism, “PlantPure Nation” brought something new to my understanding about why veganism is important and why veganism is not yet as widespread as I’d like.
Tag: food documentary
5 Food Films to Watch this Weekend
Are you ready to take your mindful eating beyond cooking from scratch? Download or stream these food films this weekend!
New Food Documentary Looks at “Food Rebels”
Beginning in September, a 13 part PBS food documentary will take us on a journey across America, focusing on the “food rebels” who are helping to transform our food system by turning toward sustainable (and traditional, in many cases) methods.
Growing Cities Producer’s Fascinating Journey
Growing Cities producer Dan Susman talks about his journey from backyard farmer to urban food advocate. Spoiler: he started out by planting pumpkins! It’s a great story. Get to know him!
Top News from the Food Front: New Food Documentary, New Food System Foolishness
Vermont boldly goes where no state has gone before, and food industry moguls mobilize to resist transparency. The USDA gets something right, surprising local food enthusiasts everywhere; and Katie Couric’s new documentary cheeses off the food industry’s obesity profiteers. Meanwhile industrial ag causes problems for bees, food eaters, and the whole planet actually. What else is new in the world of food? Glad you asked!
GMO OMG: Laugh, cry, and learn about our food system.
GMO OMG is a food documentary that makes learning about the truths of our food system engaging and entertaining.
11-Year-Old Makes School Lunch Documentary
We’re big fans of school lunch reform around here, so I couldn’t resist sharing this trailer that I ran across! Fourth grader Zachary Maxwell used hidden cameras to document the underbelly of his school’s lunch program and used the footage to create a documentary about it. Here’s the trailer:
New Food Documentary Looks at Hunger and Obesity in America
Have you ever thought it was a little bit strange that we have both a hunger and an obesity epidemic here in the U.S.?
Food Film: The Agtivists Wants to Tell the Story of Four Food Movement Heroes
That’s no typo in the headline! Director Zofia Hausman is working on a food film about four “Agtivists:” food activists who are fighting the GMO movement.
PLANEAT Giveaway Winner
Thanks to everyone who entered the PLANEAT giveaway! We used a random number generator to choose a winner, and that winner isssss…….
Documentary Short Looks at Monsanto’s Hold on Hawaii
Monsanto and other biotech firms have used Hawai’i as a seed laboratory for decades. In fact, a majority of the GMO seed corn sold to farmers in the midwest comes from Hawai’i. As oil prices continue to rise and the cost of importing fresh food from 2500 miles away goes with it, Hawai’i is reconsidering the wisdom of plantation crops that don’t feed its people.
Giveaway Reminder: Free copy of PLANEAT DVD
Last week we announced we will be hosting a giveaway for free copies of the wonderful documentary, PLANEAT! PLANEAT talks about the global effects of food and how diseases of affluence can be greatly aided by a plant-based diet. (If you don’t remember, you can read the review here.) Just a little reminder that you can still enter the giveaway over the weekend. See below for how to enter.
Giveaway: PLANEAT Documentary, Real Food for the World
PLANEAT is a documentary making the food awareness circuit that discusses the global impact of the food we eat on a personal, environmental and economical level. Upon first receiving the [ … ]