The Future of Food

Jesse and I watched a documentary a month or so ago, called "The Future of Food". To me, this really seems like a film that everyone should see, if they have a chance to see it. You can read the synopsis of the movie from their website below. My summary? Basically, if you watch this movie, I think you'll agree with me that it's easy to predict where the famine and pestilence in the last days might come from. Nothing good can come from essentially forcing farmers to farm a certain way or a certain type of produce. It not only harms the farmers themselves, but affects the nutritional intake of those who eat the food (that's us, folks!), and the ability of the earth to sustain the growth of the food (for instance, instead of farmers rotating crops, farmers have begun growing one crop over and over and over again... NOT good for the earth). I think that by watching this movie, you'll also find additional wisdom in the counsel given to us to grow our own gardens, become self-sufficient, and have at least a year's supply of food. Not that I'm good at *any* of that yet, but I can see the wisdom in it!

We viewed "The Future of Food" with our Netflix account. You might be able to see it if you have a similar movie rental program through Blockbuster, or even local rental chains might have it available if they carry other documentaries.

You can watch a trailer of the movie here.

There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America -- a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat.

THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade.

From the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada to the fields of Oaxaca, Mexico, this film gives a voice to farmers whose lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by this new technology. The health implications, government policies and push towards globalization are all part of the reason why many people are alarmed by the introduction of genetically altered crops into our food supply.

Shot on location in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, THE FUTURE OF FOOD examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world's food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today.