Another really great documentary recently on PBS' POV was Food, Inc. It came out a few years ago and has been talked about a lot ever since. But I had never seen it. It's an eye-opener and well worth spending the hour and a half to watch.
Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. "Food, Inc." reveals surprising - and often shocking truths - about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.
I have to admit that I've been late coming to the organic food movement mostly because of higher consumer costs. But I can see that it's not just about the food, although that's the end result, but more about a paradigm shift in a way of thinking; from the way our food is produced to the way we treat animals and our environment and the spill-over in to how we treat our fellow man.
Thanks to PBS you can view the entire film here. There's also interviews with the filmmakers and other extras that are worth watching.
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