Comments on: Food Inc. Director Rober Kenner Speaks

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:02:06 +0000

Just found your blog through today’s American-Statesman article. Great site! I’m in Cedar Park and just started researching more about food source, organic foods, and sustainable farming I dramatically changed my food sources in the last 2 months and I can feel a huge difference in my moods and my health – I can’t wait to see FOOD, Inc and to keep reading your blog now that I’ve found it. Is there a good farmer’s market in the area that you’d recommend?

By: Natalie Rotunda

Natalie Rotunda — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:37:22 +0000

I haven’t seen the movie yet, but am anxiously awaiting its release on DVD. Though the meat industry chose not to respond on camera, they chose a less-direct route: a website to ‘tell their story.’ Curiously, the site uses a picture of grazing cattle—notice there’s no visual of a feedlot to denote their true identity—for their visual. It’s a pathetic attempt to mislead site-goers into thinking they’re on the same page with those of us who are concerned about how our food is raised. Sustainable agriculture (organic farming practices) is a one-way road away from the bad food corporate agriculture insists on producing. When consumers demand safe, healthy food, we’ll get it. But demanding it means we must support those ranchers and growers with our food dollars.

By: Amelia of Gradually Greener

Amelia of Gradually Greener — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:03:32 +0000

Can’t wait! It sounds like he has taken a very even-handed approach, which is exactly what we need if these ideas are going to catch on among the broader consumer population.

Amelia of Gradually Greener

By: KristenM

KristenM — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:44:35 +0000

Johnny — There are two films coming out right now about food. “Food, Inc.” has a wider distribution (for now) and focuses more on what’s wrong with industrialized food. “Fresh” is making the festival circuit and being previewed in select cities. I’ve not watched either, but I’ve heard that Fresh focuses more on the alternative food systems and their positives.

Stacy — Glad to hear you liked it! I’m very excited about it. You can bet I’ll be watching it opening night here in Austin.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:41:59 +0000

To Raine – The director said that it will be opening in many more theatres by the end of the month. The film is opening slow, just a few theatres in a few cities at first, but it will grow by the end of the month. I don’t know the exact plans for Boise (though I really hope it will play there since I have family there!) but don’t give up hope! There is also a DVD release scheduled for the fall if nothing else.

Stacy

By: Alana Sheldahl

Alana Sheldahl — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:33:18 +0000

I just know I have so much more energy and I feel better, healthier, eating REAL food. I look forward to the movie.

Alana Sheldahl

By: Raine Saunders

Raine Saunders — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:17:33 +0000

I really want to see this film, but it hasn’t come to our city yet. I’ve posted on several web sites about finding out how to bring the film to Boise. I’ve also gone to the Food Inc. web site and sent a request but have had no response. I helped bring Two Angry Moms to Boise last fall, and our turnout was low. But I know this film would have a better turnout here because there are various groups in our city mobilizing and getting active about food and healthy choices that I wholeheartedly agree with. I have heard many stories from random people I’ve talked to and friends I have who have traveled or are living abroad, talking about how the foods tastes so different in other countries than here, that it looks, tastes, and is more like real food than anything they have ever eaten here. That’s a disturbing concept. I also find it ironic that most small farmers are more than happy to have people come tour their facilities and look around to see how the food is produced, but all the big corporations don’t want anyone near their facilities. Obviously there is something to hide. That should be a BIG red flag to the American consumer.

Raine Saunders

By: Stacy

Stacy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:38:46 +0000

Yay FOOD INC!!
I saw it opening weekend here in NYC. Afterwards, Robert Kenner did a QA session. I found the movie very informative, and powerful. Of course, being the information junkie that I am, and the passionate about food person that I am, I would have loved to see the movie go in much greater detail. But that would have turned it into easily a 3+ hour movie. It covered a very broad range of topics, all of which can be turned into their own feature length documentary.

I also bought the guide featuring an excellent essay by my hero Joel Salatin. I highly recommend this movie. I’ll probably post my own review on my blog later this week.

Stacy

By: Vin - NaturalBias

Vin - NaturalBias — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:35:45 +0000

Although I don’t believe a word that Monsanto says, even if their products did offer better crop yields, it’s at the cost of borrowing from the future by depleting land and will undoubtedly catch up to us.

I’m looking forward to watching Food, Inc (and Fresh as well). Hopefully it eventually makes it’s way to local theaters.

Vin – NaturalBias

By: johnny

johnny — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:59:52 +0000

I can’t wait to see this movie. I joined a CSA this year and have only had 1 delivery so far but it was truly amazing. One of the items I got was some fresh organic spinach which had a fuller richer taste than any spinach I’d eaten before. I’m kind of afraid to see the movie but perhaps it will help keep me buying mostly local organic produce and local grass-fed beef.