Food Inc.-the movie-anyone see it??its must see

[es1967]

Went to see it yesterday w DH. I think its a must see for everyone. Found out about it thru info on my yogurt container. Anyone seen it? If it' in your area-go see it-a real eye opener. Here is the link:

http://www.foodincmovie.com/

Its really scary to think the food we eat is coming from places like these and that the government is doing nothing about it. I really admire the farmers who came out and helped make this film.

[es1967]

Surprised no one has heard of it? Although I eat very healthy already this movie just made me think even more about what I am feeding my family. Hope more people go to see it.

[phatchristy]

I've heard of it, in fact the chipotle restaurant is sponsoring free screenings (unfortunately none by us). They call it sort of the 'supersize me' for the rest of eating.

http://www.chipotle.com/#/flash/fwi_food-inc

[ParisApril]

It looks good. It isn't playing near me but I'll look for it on video.

[Marnica]

I am dying to see this.

I was told by a friend in San Jose CA that after 4 days in the theatre it was pulled....I'm sure the gov doesn't want us to see this movie. If I can't find it around here I will look for it on netflix

[es1967]

Originally Posted by phatchristy

I've heard of it, in fact the chipotle restaurant is sponsoring free screenings (unfortunately none by us). They call it sort of the 'supersize me' for the rest of eating.

http://www.chipotle.com/#/flash/fwi_food-inc

I love Chipolte for doing this. : I would be really sad if not enough people saw this movie. Even my DH was shocked and said he had no idea all this was going on with our Food System. He could never understand why I buy organic-now he does. I cannot believe they pulled the movie in California? Its just awful what is happening and I'm going to do my best to try to tell everyone I know about this movie. I am so happy I bought my yogurt last week or I would not have known about this film. It is shocking when you see
how these animals are raised in this country. Most consumers
have no idea where their food is coming from. As you can tell I was really moved by this film.

[mama1803]

I'm dying to see it also. I read about it in a local magazine. I'm waiting for it to come out on video.

I'd also recommend the book real food-What to Eat and Why by Nina Planck. This book had some info about "industry" farming and how food is raised/treated. It was truly eye opening for me.

[californiajenn]

Saw it a few weeks ago and LOVED it! I already eat pretty sustainably and this movie just helps reinforce my reasons.

What I loved about this movie is that it's something anyone of any persuasion could understand.

[MoonStarFalling]

My local theatre is playing it next week

[Suzmama]

I saw it last weekend and LOVED it! I agree with es1967...I am already a pretty healthy eater but this movie inspired me to think more about it and move even more in the right direction. I got ground beef from my farmer's market for the first time last weekend!

[SophieAnn]

Our local theatre (the small, artsy one, not the big blockbuster one) is playing Food Inc. for the next 2 weeks. I plan on going with dh when we get back from vacation. Really looking forward to it.

Thing is, afterwards I will need to do a whole bunch of research to see how much of it applies to Canada. A lot of our food regulations are different. Prepackaged food I guess would be the same, but we eat very little prepackaged.

[laohaire]

How traumatic are the animal scenes? I already eat local/organic (and what little meat I eat comes from the local farm, pastured and about as humane as livestock-raising can get - was vegetarian for 10 years until I found this farm) but would be interested to see this but not worth it if I'm going to be traumatized.

[es1967]

Originally Posted by laohaire

How traumatic are the animal scenes? I already eat local/organic (and what little meat I eat comes from the local farm, pastured and about as humane as livestock-raising can get - was vegetarian for 10 years until I found this farm) but would be interested to see this but not worth it if I'm going to be traumatized.

Its not just the treatment of animals but the production of corn, soy etc etc.
Yesterday, I was talking about the movie to a friend trying to get the word out and another woman I know just didn't even blink an eye or show any interest in knowing where her food is coming from. What was disturbing to me too was what the ethical farmers(soybean) are going thru just because they are being truthful and ethical. They are being put out of business. Whats up with this?? What has out country come to? Do you think I can trust meat labeled hormone free, free range etc etc at my local grocery store. Can I trust Whole foods meat products? Another thing that I found disturbing was how the meat industry is being controlled by a few distributors.
I had no idea that it was all coming thru these few places-scary. I loved this film and would highly suggest seeing it.

[laohaire]

Originally Posted by es1967

Its not just the treatment of animals but the production of corn, soy etc etc.

I understand the issues, but I'm just trying to find out if there's anything traumatic in the movie. I may be incensed by policies and procedures and so on with corn, soy (well, I already am) but I won't have nightmares about them. I will have nightmares if I see traumatic scenes of animal abuse though.

[es1967]

There were scenes of animal abuse and if its bothered you that much(nightmares) before you may not want to see it. I closed my eyes during the parts I did not care to see.

[rhiOrion]

I'm having a similar issue as the PP. I want to see this movie, and sort of feel like I *have* to see it. But at the same time, I don't want to be traumatized! I don't want to have to drastically alter the way I do things overnight because of it. My DH would be sad if I became a vegetarian. And then I'm hearing all the stuff about veggies in the movie. WTH will I eat?

But then I think this is all just a way of burying my head in the sand, and that's not what I want to do, either. But I just don't have the time and money to search high and low for food that fits what the movie thinks I should eat.

But I haven't seen it yet, so maybe I'm way off base? Does the movie give reasonable alternatives? IS there meat that doesn't die in horrible ways (well, I'm sure some of you would say no, either way )? Will I still be able to shop at the regular grocery store?!?!?!?!!

[es1967]

Originally Posted by rhiOrion

I'm having a similar issue as the PP. I want to see this movie, and sort of feel like I *have* to see it. But at the same time, I don't want to be traumatized! I don't want to have to drastically alter the way I do things overnight because of it. My DH would be sad if I became a vegetarian. And then I'm hearing all the stuff about veggies in the movie. WTH will I eat?

But then I think this is all just a way of burying my head in the sand, and that's not what I want to do, either. But I just don't have the time and money to search high and low for food that fits what the movie thinks I should eat.

But I haven't seen it yet, so maybe I'm way off base? Does the movie give reasonable alternatives? IS there meat that doesn't die in horrible ways (well, I'm sure some of you would say no, either way )? Will I still be able to shop at the regular grocery store?!?!?!?!!

The movie is not suggesting being a vegetarian. I buy meat for my DH and DS
so the info pushed me further to really not accept anything but organic-when I have the choice-especially for DS. What I liked about the movie is that they showed farmers who are practicing in ethical ways and I respected that even being a vegetarian.
I felt very good about the choices I made at the grocery store today. One cannot be 100% perfect but I am so happy having seen this movie and the info it gave me. Knowledge gives you power IMO. I don't think anyone would come out of the movie thinking what can I eat? It just points out that you have a choice when food shopping -you can support the horrible meat factories or you can support the farmers who are really trying to make a differernce and offer you high quality organic foods. I think by rejecting this info we are saying its okay to allow these major corp to continue. Who will stop these companies. I have seen the animal abuse before. I cannot believe the gov't is not shutting these companies down. This food is not fit for human consumption. I would not want my dog to eat food from these factories either. They speak about this one company actually putting amonia in meat to kill the Ecoli!

[funkymamajoy]

Its not showing anywhere near me. I'll look for it when its on DVD.

I'd love for DH to see it. He just doesn't care where his food comes from, as long as it tastes good. He used to work in fast food and still eats that junk.

[californiajenn]

As a meat eater, there was nothing too traumatic for me. There were definitely scenes that were uncomfortable but not unwatchable. That's why I think this movie is appropriate for nearly everyone.

[laohaire]

Originally Posted by rhiOrion

IS there meat that doesn't die in horrible ways (well, I'm sure some of you would say no, either way )?

I was vegetarian for 10 years not so much for how the animals die as much as how they live.

Whether there is meat that doesn't live and die horribly, that's a very personal decision I think. Some people think it's all wrong. Some people think only hunted meat should be eaten (that is, to humanely kill yourself an animal that has lived a free, wild life) - though of course feeding all the omnivores in the world on hunted meat isn't feasible. Some - and this is me - think that some farm animals can be raised and cared for humanely, on small, local farms. I still have issues with stuff though, like dairy. Now DH and I eat meat only occasionally and only from local farms that pasture the animals. Those farms let you come visit anytime, you don't need to even check with a farmer to go see the animals - they encourage you to just go right on and see them. Other people think it's fine if they raise and slaughter the animals themselves (and thus raise as humanely as they wish, plus take responsibility for their lives and deaths), others think anything goes and that animals are ours to do what we please with. You have to just find what makes sense for you. I really respect people who make a conscious choice about it, no matter what their conclusions are.

NOTE: I just wrote the above in response to the PP - I do understand the film is not a pro-vegetarian film and that there are a lot of other issues involved. We eat locally as a result.

If you do think you want to change the way you eat, there's no need to do it overnight. We're still refining how we eat. We're not 100% local, but we keep making adjustments as we find more sources. And we also keep learning about the issues, and about diet and health, so it's a process, and I'm satisfied with that.