King Corn (2007)King Corn is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. In King Corn, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of America's most-productive, most-subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil. But … [Read more...]
The Corporation
Another must see documentary that we've screened a couple of times. Watch it now! (and considering buying the book or original DVD, or just donating, at https://www.thecorporation.com/ ) … [Read more...]
The Future of Food
An important documentary about GM food and Monsanto. (sadly no longer available in full on google video, so here is an intro from youtube) As Celsias put it, "this is a must-watch for anyone who eats (um... yes, that means you)." "There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America -- a revolution that is transforming the very nature ... all » of the food we eat. THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the … [Read more...]
Tescopoly
Following on from our last post on Supermarket Secrets, here is documentary about Tesco.... "Tesco is Britain's favourite supermarket. With 2,000 stores and 15 million customers a week, it's almost twice as big as its nearest rival. Dispatches shows how Tesco could soon become even bigger, and asks if this retail giant is abusing its power. www.boycotttesco.com www.tescopoly.org" … [Read more...]
Supermarket Secrets
via Celsias... An excellent two part Dispatches documentary on Supermarkets Secrets. Well worth watching. The amount of waste is crazy. And the way the animals most people eat are bred and treated is neither nice nor healthy. "How and what we eat has radically changed over the past few decades with the all-consuming rise of the supermarket. But what price are we paying for the homogenised, cheap and convenient food that supermarkets specialise in? In a two-part programme, journalist Jane … [Read more...]