Interviews with: Andrew Kimbrell, Dr. Charles M. Benbrook, Dr. Ignacio Chapela, Dr. Fred Kirschenmann, Percy Schmeiser, Rodney Nelson, Dave Henson, Dr. Jorge Soberon, Dr. Exeduiel Ezcurra ; narrator, Sara Maamouri. Originally produced in 2004. Special features: (Disc 1) Additional interviews with scientists about safety of genetically modified foods: interview with Michael Hansen (2003, 47 min.); interview with Arpad Pusztai (2003, 15 min.). Special features: (Disc 2) Excerpts from 4 films about farmers: "My father's garden" (5 min.), "Troublesome Creek" (4 min.), "Ripe for change" (5 min.), "Fields of plenty" (5 min.) ; "The happy box", a short film about community-supported agriculture (CSA) / by Erica Filanc (13 min.) ; Farmers' markets ; "How to save seeds from vegetables" / Underwood Gardens ;"Planting seeds", a video showcase of school campus gardens by the city of Santa Monica (9 min.) ; excerpt of a panel discussion with Michael Pollan on "The Cost of Food" (7 min.) ; 13 GE-free recipes by Alice Waters, Molly Katzen, Deborah Madison, Dan Barber and other chefs ; DVD-ROM features: Take action [toolkit] / Accessing web sites.
Contents:
disc 1. Future of food; additional interviews -- disc 2. Special features / produced by Deborah Koons Garcia and Sara Maamouri.
Summary:
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.