Food production
Super size me Link 1 - Link 2 - Link 3
Length: 1:39:52
Super Size Me is an Academy Award-nominated 2004 documentary film, directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. It follows a 30-day time period (February 2003) during which Spurlock subsists exclusively on McDonald's fast food and stops exercising regularly. The film documents this lifestyle's drastic effects on Spurlock's physical and psychological well-being and explores the fast food industry's corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit. During the filming, Spurlock dined at McDonald's restaurants three times per day, sampling every item on the chain's menu at least once. He consumed an average of 5,000 calories (the equivalent of 9.26 Big Macs) per day during the experiment. In February 2005, Super Size Me Educationally Enhanced DVD edition was released. It is an edited version of the film designed to be integrated into a high school health curriculum. MSNBC has also broadcast an hour-long version of the film, in addition to the regular version.
The world according to Monsanto Link 1
Length: 1:48:57
Present in 46 countries, Monsanto is the world leader in genetically modified crops, as well as one of the most controversial companies in industrial history. Since its foundation in 1901, the firm has faced trial after trial because of the toxicity of its products. Today it has reinvented itself as a "life sciences" company which has been converted to the virtues of sustainable development. Using hitherto unpublished documents and the testimonies of victims, scientists and politicians, "The World According to Monsanto" pieces together the origins of an industrial empire, built upon lies, collusion with the American government, pressure and attempted corruption. If you enjoy this documentary, please buy the DVD online to support the film maker. http://www.arte-boutique.fr/detailProduct.action?product.id=245754
The Future of Food Link 1 - Link 2
Length: 1:26.14
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 grocery store shelves for the past decade. 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. Additional information at http://www.thefutureoffood.com/
The Future of Food, genetic modification Link 1
Length: 1:28.55
Do you like being the test subject for genetically modified foods ? (GMOs) More unlabeled genetically modified products are on the shelves of America than any other country. Monsanto is your friend.
Food, inc. Link 1 - Link 2 (in French)
Length: 1:33.44 min.
In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. 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. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults. Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield's Gary Hirshberg and Polyface Farms' Joel Salatin, 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. Additional information at http://www.foodincmovie.com/
MAMPU - sustainable farming for food security Link 1
Length: 21.01
The Mampu project, funded by the European Union, is based on the sustainable exploitation of farmland in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tomorrow's Global Food System: Opportunities and Challenges Link 1
Length: 50 minutes in 3 parts
Presentation by Greg Pillar, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Chemistry, Queens University of Charlotte. This video is part of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting's Food Insecurity portal, a global reporting project and resource on food security issues. To see all reports, and to join the conversation visit: http://pulitzergateway.org/food-insecurity/
Length: 1:39:52
Super Size Me is an Academy Award-nominated 2004 documentary film, directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. It follows a 30-day time period (February 2003) during which Spurlock subsists exclusively on McDonald's fast food and stops exercising regularly. The film documents this lifestyle's drastic effects on Spurlock's physical and psychological well-being and explores the fast food industry's corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit. During the filming, Spurlock dined at McDonald's restaurants three times per day, sampling every item on the chain's menu at least once. He consumed an average of 5,000 calories (the equivalent of 9.26 Big Macs) per day during the experiment. In February 2005, Super Size Me Educationally Enhanced DVD edition was released. It is an edited version of the film designed to be integrated into a high school health curriculum. MSNBC has also broadcast an hour-long version of the film, in addition to the regular version.
The world according to Monsanto Link 1
Length: 1:48:57
Present in 46 countries, Monsanto is the world leader in genetically modified crops, as well as one of the most controversial companies in industrial history. Since its foundation in 1901, the firm has faced trial after trial because of the toxicity of its products. Today it has reinvented itself as a "life sciences" company which has been converted to the virtues of sustainable development. Using hitherto unpublished documents and the testimonies of victims, scientists and politicians, "The World According to Monsanto" pieces together the origins of an industrial empire, built upon lies, collusion with the American government, pressure and attempted corruption. If you enjoy this documentary, please buy the DVD online to support the film maker. http://www.arte-boutique.fr/detailProduct.action?product.id=245754
The Future of Food Link 1 - Link 2
Length: 1:26.14
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 grocery store shelves for the past decade. 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. Additional information at http://www.thefutureoffood.com/
The Future of Food, genetic modification Link 1
Length: 1:28.55
Do you like being the test subject for genetically modified foods ? (GMOs) More unlabeled genetically modified products are on the shelves of America than any other country. Monsanto is your friend.
Food, inc. Link 1 - Link 2 (in French)
Length: 1:33.44 min.
In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. 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. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults. Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield's Gary Hirshberg and Polyface Farms' Joel Salatin, 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. Additional information at http://www.foodincmovie.com/
MAMPU - sustainable farming for food security Link 1
Length: 21.01
The Mampu project, funded by the European Union, is based on the sustainable exploitation of farmland in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tomorrow's Global Food System: Opportunities and Challenges Link 1
Length: 50 minutes in 3 parts
Presentation by Greg Pillar, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Chemistry, Queens University of Charlotte. This video is part of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting's Food Insecurity portal, a global reporting project and resource on food security issues. To see all reports, and to join the conversation visit: http://pulitzergateway.org/food-insecurity/