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Publisher
Quality Information Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
The first film shows how democracy has brought peace and prosperity to Puerto Rico. Includes lots of scenes of the life and times of Puerto Rican farmers and laborers, agricultural landscapes, and hand made products. The second film explains how industry and agriculture are thriving in Puerto Rico and bringing good jobs to the people of Puerto Rico.
Series
Ironweed film club volume no. 24
Publisher
Ironweed Film Club
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Four films discuss food and where it comes from. The future of food investigates genetically modified foods and the increasing corporate control of our food supply. Fridays at the farm is a portrait of a farm and the close-knit community it nourishes. The happy box! introduces the Community Supported Agriculture movement, which helps support small farmers and healthy consumers by connecting customers directly with those who grow their food. Planting...
Publisher
Lily Films
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Documents the trend of unlabeled genetically-modified foods which have become increasingly prevalent in grocery stores. Unravels the complex web of market and political forces that are changing the nature of what we eat. Explores organic and sustainable agriculture as alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
California -- always a fascinating marriage of opposite extremes -- is at a cross-roads in agriculture. Many Californians are struggling to fend off overdevelopment and the loss of farming lands and traditions while embracing innovative visions of agricultural sustainability. At the same time, California is where fast food was born and a center of the biotechnology industry and large corporate agribusiness. The debates raging in California over issues...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A bold, science-based corrective to the groundswell of misinformation about food and how it's produced, examining in detail local and organic food, food companies, nutrition labeling, ethical treatment of animals, environmental impacts, and every other aspect from farm to table. Consumers want to know more about their food--including the farm it came from, the chemicals used, the nutrition value, how the animals were treated, and costs to the environment....
9) Food, Inc
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Explores the U.S. commercial food industry, examining corporate control of supply and market. The film seeks to demonstrate how the incentive for corporate profit can overwhelm consumer health needs, as well as the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and the environment. Reveals various details of food ingredients and additives, and how contemporary mass production methods of food affects U.S. culture.
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