Hey, Greco
 

What would you think about asking June to move this to the Conscious living forum. I am thinking that the people who would be most interested in this thread are people who would have an interest (and frequent) that forum.

Everytime I am looking for this thread I always look there...that is where I got this thinking from.

Not trying to tell you what to do, I am just thinking that food is a great topic and that maybe we would reach more people to participate there?

Just a thought!

I think its an excellent idea and agree

Documentaries
 

Dapper, I think your idea of a discussion thread on the Conscious living forum is a good one. I've started a discussion thread there for us to share our ideas, concerns, and most importantly solutions.

This thread will remain a thread for the sharing of documentaries on food, and related issues. No discussion necessary here. My intention is to have a library of sorts for these documentaries. Thinking harder is what these documentaries are all about, hence its location.

Thanks for your suggestion DapperButch.

Greco

Greco -

I understand. Thank you for reminding me of the purpose of the thread. Sorry that I posted some not so fitting stuff!

from one social worker to another...
 

No harm done DapperButch. (shaking hands with you)...looking forward to your next contribution here.

Greco

Trailers of Forks Over Knives
 

These are two trailers for this documentary
which show important information.
When I can upload the full doc will
certainly do that, of course I invite
anyone else who can find
the full documentary to do so.

Forks Over Knives 1




Forks Over Knives 5



The full documentary can be found
on Youtube, Netflix, and Hulu.com

Greco

Seeding Deep Democracy - Dr. Vandana Shiva
 

Scientist, activist, author Dr. Vandana Shiva talks about the importance
of saving non-GMO seeds and her concept of 'Earth Democracy.'

Greco

I've had the great fortune to hear her speak. She's just an amazing spirit with a very important message.

*WARNING* GRAPHIC, FOR INFO ONLY NOT TO OFFEND ANYONE
 

Supersize Me Documentary(Full length)



First-time director Morgan Spurlock takes a look at the subject of obesity in the United States, specifically zeroing in on the business and culture surrounding the nation's fast-food industry in this 2004 documentary. In addition to studying the marketing of fast food to American children and unsuccessfully attempting to gain an interview with McDonald's executives, Spurlock attempts to become one of his own subjects by documenting a one-month binge during which he survived only on items from the McDonald's menu, forcing himself to eat three meals a day and try every offering at least once.


This documentary was the first that really started me
thinking about how I fed myself, and its impact on
my health.
In it I focus on how his health declined so quickly, and
recovered after his self-experiment was over. It was
made back in 1995 and I remember viewing it in the theater.

It links up to Forks Over Knives IMO.

Greco

AN EVENING WITH VANDANA SHIVA
 

And another with Dr. Vandana Shiva

Good evening, Greco

Michael Pollan
 

This is one of a series of four videos (all are here) In Defense of Food

I always knew tons of perfectly good food is tossed out every day.....but this was shocking because of the visuals.

Food Network

The Big Waste

Tune In:
Jan 14, 2012
4:00 PM ET/PT
Jan 15, 2012
5:00 PM ET/PT

First class chefs Bobby Flay, Michael Symon, Anne Burrell and Alex Guarnaschelli tackle one of the most massive problems in food today - waste! Divided into two teams, with only 48 hours on the clock, they are challenged to create a multi course gourmet banquet worthy of their great reputations, but with a big twist; they can only use food that is on its way to the trash. The chefs' hunt takes them from grocery aisles to produce farms, and orchard lines to garbage piles, as they attempt to source enough ingredients to feed a gathering crowd. Bobby and Michael square off against Anne and Alex, as they challenge their views of food waste and how and why it is created.

Democracy Now
 

Thanks for posting and contributing to this Food Documentary "library". This is an excellent interview with important information on whats happening with our food on this planet.


In Defense of Food: Author, Journalist Michael Pollan on Nutrition, Food Science and the American Diet

Acclaimed author and journalist Michael Pollan argues that what most Americans are consuming today is not food but "edible food-like substances." His previous book, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, was named one of the ten best books of 2006 by the New York Times and the Washington Post. His latest book, just published, is called In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. [includes rush transcript]

Greco

well this just keep getting worse. I'm so over this fucking government I could scream. In fact I will. No wonder he wasn't pushing the labeling of GMO.

The reality is you better start saving seed now and growing your own food

http://birthofanewearth.blogspot.com...president.html

Food: A Project Envision Documentary
 

Food: A Project Envision Documentary




A short documentary on the journey of our food.

"Food" is a 30-minute documentary that follows your dinner from the plate to the field, farm
and ocean.The investigation reveals some surprising facts about the modern food chain. You
may be surprised how far your oranges have traveled, what's in your farmed salmon, and
why your chicken breasts are so large these days.

Greco

Food Documentaries
 

Everyone,

This thread is for the sharing of documentaries on food, and related issues. No discussion necessary here. My intention is to have a library of sorts for these documentaries.

Any food information in the form of videos, trailers, movies, or any other documentary in film form do post here.


The FOOD DISCUSSION thread can be found on the Conscious living forum. I've started a discussion thread there for us to share our ideas, concerns, articles, any other type of food information, and most importantly solutions.

Let me be even more specific, if its not in film form, do not post it here, post it in the FOOD DISCUSSION thread.


If there are any comments to this post, take them to the FOOD DISCUSSION thread and I will gladly respond to them there.


Greco

Life Again Energy!
 

Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead Extended Trailer



100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldn't end well- with one foot already in the grave, the other wasn't far behind. FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health. With doctors and conventional medicines unable to help long-term, Joe turns to the only option left, the body's ability to heal itself. He trades in the junk food and hits the road with juicer and generator in tow, vowing only to drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice for the next 60 days. Across 3,000 miles Joe has one goal in mind: To get off his pills and achieve a balanced lifestyle. While talking to more than 500 Americans about food, health and longevity, it's at a truck stop in Arizona where Joe meets a truck driver who suffers from the same rare condition. Phil Staples is morbidly obese weighing in at 429 lbs; a cheeseburger away from a heart-attack. As Joe is recovering his health, Phil begins his own epic journey to get well. What emerges is nothing short of amazing - an inspiring tale of healing and human connection. Part road trip, part self-help manifesto, FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD defies the traditional documentary format to present an unconventional and uplifting story of two men from different worlds who each realize that the only person who can save them is themselves.


Greco

I finally saw Forks Over Knives this week. Great film with great information. Here's some of it.



• The average American carries an extra 23 pounds of weight.

• Heart disease and stroke claim the lives of 460,000 American women per year.

• There are 215,000 new cases of prostate cancer per year in American men.

• “We have a growing problem and the ones who are growing are us.” – Katie Couric.

• 40% of Americans today are obese.

• Almost one in five American four-year-olds are now considered to be obese.

• “This could be the first generation of children in the United States that lives less than its parents.” – Richard Carmona, former Surgeon General of the United States.

• “We have an unprecedented amount of type II diabetes in our children, and we are starting to see hypertension in our children in grammar school.” – Richard Carmona, former Surgeon General of the United States.

• About half of all Americans are taking some form of prescription drug.

• We spend $2.2 trillion on health care, over five times the amount we spend on the defense budget.

• We pay more per person for health care than any industrialized country in the world yet we are sicker than ever.

• Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure are all diet-related health issues that cost this country more than 120 billion dollars per year.

I think this is fairly new.


http://www.filmsforaction.org/Watch/...zed_Economies/

In 1973, British economist E.F. Schumacher wrote “Small is Beautiful – Economics as if People Mattered”, – a book that offered a vision of an economy driven by a desire for harmony, not greed; an economy based on community and ecological values, not global financial derivatives. In the 1970s, “Small is Beautiful” helped launch a back-to-the-land movement that is the ancestor to the Local Food Revolution of today.

For the last three decades, the E.F. Schumacher Society has transformed Schumacher’s ideas into a series of practical innovations – reinventing much of the local economy of Great Barrington, Massachusetts and southern Berkshire County in the process.

Chris Bedford’s 37 minutes film, COMING HOME: E.F. Schumacher and the Reinvention of the Local Economy tells the story of the Society’s remarkable work that includes founding of the nation’s first CSA, economic development based on Community Land Trusts, and the creation of the nation’s most successful local currency – BerkShares.

Documentaries
 

This seems an excellent site with many documentaries on food,
and people taking action. Thanks for posting it Sachita.

Greco

actually there a ton of them all listed in one spot! Many mentioned here.

http://www.filmsforaction.org/Watch_Food_Videos/

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead Documentary link
 

Link to Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead documentary you can watch for
free on hulu.com


http://www.hulu.com/watch/289122/fat...dead?c=87:5842

Here's a comment from the site:

It's about time!
I could not stop watching this documentary, well done! It was nice to see the pay it forward acts and the movement of people getting involved throughout their journey.
I was a top athlete in high school and am still in good shape, but 15 months ago I woke up having very extreme back problems with my discs and nerves. I couldn't even move my legs and i lost count to how many doctors I have seen. I tried oral steroid packs, steroid injections in my spine, chiropractors, now currently on anti seizure meds to help with nerve pain. I hate taking the pills but they help my pain.
I was very inspired by this film and I am a strong believer that the human body is capable of healing itself with the proper diet and exercise or "healthy lifestyle". I feel I have already started to prove this when I rejected further steroid treatment and started doing yoga which has helped my pain tremendously! In fact for the fist time in 15 months, last week I was able to play basketball and it felt awesome!!!
I am buying a juicer tomorrow and will hopefully soon see some results for my condition. I would love nothing more but to get through a day with no pain and no more meds! :)


Incredibly inspiring...enjoy, Greco

Joe Cross reboot website link
 

also a link to his reboot site to see the different
ways to bring fruits veggies into our lives.

enjoy.

http://jointhereboot.com/?doing_wp_cron

"The Beautiful Truth" - Documentary with ads
 

"The Beautiful Truth"




Raised on a wildlife reserve in Alaska, 15-year-old Garrett was interested in the dietary habits of the farm animals. After the tragic death of his mother, Garrett's father decided to home-school his son and assigned a book written by Dr. Max Gerson that proposed a direct link between diet and a cure for cancer.

Fascinated, Garrett embarks in this documentary on a cross-country road trip to investigate The Gerson Therapy. He meets with scientists, doctors and cancer survivors who reveal how it is in the best interest of the multi-billion dollar medical industry to dismiss the notion of alternative and natural cures.

Greco

"The Beautiful Truth" credits
 

And another description of this documentarty:


A troubled 15-year-old boy attempting to cope with the recent death of his mother sets out to research Dr. Max Gerson's claims of a diet that can cure cancer as his first assignment for home-schooling in this documentary from filmmaker Steve Kroschel (Avalanche, Dying to Have Known). Garrett is a boy who has always been close to nature. He lives on a reserve with a menagerie of orphaned animals, and over the years he's become especially sensitive to the nutritional needs of the diet-sensitive animals he's charged with caring for. When Garrett's mother suffers a tragic and untimely death, the boy falls into a dangerous downward spiral and nearly flunks out of school. Increasingly concerned for Garrett's well-being and determined to strengthen their bond despite the many challenges on the horizon, his father makes the decision to begin home-schooling the distressed teen. Garrett's first assignment: study a controversial book written by Dr. Max Gerson, a physician who claims to have discovered a diet that's capable of curing cancer. Is Dr. Gerson's therapy truly the legitimate, alternative cure it appears to be? In order to find out the truth behind this long-suppressed treatment, Garrett interviews not only Dr. Gerson's family members, but various doctors, skeptics, and cancer patients as well. His studies completed and his findings revelatory, Garrett now sets out to tell the entire world about The Gerson Miracle.




Cast & Crew
Cast

1. Garrett Kroschel
2. Charlotte Gerson
3. David Kennedy
4. John Olney
5. Hal Huggins
6. Jay Kordich
7. Russell Blaylock
8. Wallace Sampson

Directors

1. Steve Kroschel

Producers

1. Steve Kroschel


Greco

This is great video to share with people who are clueless over the food safety issues. Especially people with kids.


Robyn shares her personal story and how it inspired her current path as a "Real Food" evangelist. Grounded in a successful Wall Street career that was more interested in food as good business than good-for-you, this mother of four was shaken awake by the dangerous allergic reaction of one of her children to a "typical" breakfast. Her mission to unearth the cause revealed more about the food industry than she could stomach, and impelled her to share her findings with others. Informative and inspiring.

About this speaker

Robyn authored "The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food Is Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It." A former Wall Street food industry analyst, Robyn brings insight, compassion and detailed analysis to her research into the impact that the global food system is having on the health of our children. She founded allergykidsfoundation.org and was named by Forbes as one of "20 Inspiring Women to Follow on Twitter." The New York Times has passionately described her as "Food's Erin Brockovich."

http://allergykidsfoundation.org

http://twitter.com/unhealthytruth

Food Matters
 

and

The Gerson Miracle:

http://www.youtube.com/movie?v=sbIix...&feature=mv_sr

*Warning - GRAPHIC - Viewer Discretion Advised*
 

Earthlings - Animal Justice - Full Film


EARTHLINGS is the film that completely
changed my perspective on my choice of food, and
my relationship with all the beings that
also inhabit our earth. Its not an easy film
to watch, but an important one.

EARTHLINGS is the single most powerful
and informative documentary about society's
tragic and unforgivable use of nonhuman
animals, narrated by Joaquin Phoenix with
soundtrack by Moby. Directed by Shaun Monson, this
multi-award winning film by Nation Earth is
a must-see for anyone who cares about nonhuman
animals or wishes to make the world a better place.



For more information:

http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2007nl/nov/b12.htm
http://www.adaptt.org
http://www.chooseveg.com
http://www.30bananasaday.com
http://www.foodnsport.com
http://www.pcrm.org
http://www.veganbodybuilding.com
http://www.veganhealth.org


The film's official website:
http://www.earthlings.com


"We are all Earthlings - Make the Connection!" - beaelliott

Greco

Forks Over Knives
 

YouTube uploader:

"What has happened to us? Despite the most advanced medical technology in the world, we are sicker than ever by nearly every measure.

Two out of every three of us are overweight. Cases of diabetes are exploding,

especially amongst our younger population. About half of us are taking at least one prescription drug. Major medical operations have become routine, helping to drive health care costs to astronomical levels. Heart disease, cancer and stroke are the country's three leading causes of death, even though billions are spent each year to "battle" these very conditions. Millions suffer from a host of other degenerative diseases.

Could it be there's a single solution to all of these problems? A solution so comprehensive but so utterly straightforward, that it's mind-boggling that more of us haven't taken it seriously?

FORKS OVER KNIVES examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the so-called "diseases of affluence" that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods. The major storyline in the film traces the personal journeys of a pair of pioneering yet under-appreciated researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn."

Greco

11 Year Old, Birke Baehr, Exposes GMO Foods, Promotes Organic Foods & Farming
 

A child thinking critically, what a breath
of fresh air!

Greco

How to ID GMO Food at Supermarket
 

Greco

Dr. Mercola Interviews Mark Kastel about Organic Foods
 

Informative interview...




http://articles.mercola.com/sites/ar...ark-kastel-cor... Natural health physician Dr. Joseph Mercola interviews Mark Kastel, co-founder of Cornucopia Institute, about organic foods, "greenwashing" and how to empower consumers to make informed purchasing decisions.

Greco

Awesome. Thanks so much for posting this!

Cereal Crimes
 

http://www.cornucopia.org/


Greco

Vandana Shiva Lecture
 

Excellent lecture.

Greco

WATER=Food among other things
 

"The WATER Movie" ~ Part 1/9



WATER the substance which is the base of all lifeforms ~
WATER the life blood of all things!

Natural Spring Water, Daniel Vitalis, David Wolfe, Masaru Emoto, Viktor Schauberger, Goethe, Natural Cures


A beautiful documentary continue with Parts 2 - 9 on YouTube

Greco

Mad Cowboy - Full Documentary
 

"Mad Cowboy" *WARNING PAINFUL SCENES TOWARD THE END OF THIS DOCUMENTARY*



HOW TO TELL THE TRUTH AND GET IN TROUBLE

I am a fourth-generation dairy farmer and cattle rancher. I grew up on a dairy farm in Montana, and I ran a feedlot operation there for twenty years. I know firsthand how cattle are raised and how meat is produced in this country.
Today I am president of Earth Save International, an organization promoting organic farming and the vegetarian diet.
Sure, I used to enjoy my steaks as much as the next guy. But if you knew what I know about what goes into them and what they can to do you, youd probably be a vegetarian like me. And, believe it or not, as a pure vegetarian now who consumes no animal products at all, I can tell you these days I enjoy eating more than ever.
If youre a meat-eater in America, you have a right to know that you have something in common with most of the cows youve eaten. Theyve eaten meat, too.
When a cow is slaughtered, about half of it by weight is not eaten by humans: the intestines and their contents, the head, hooves, and horns, as well as bones and blood. These are dumped into giant grinders at rendering plants, as are the entire bodies of cows and other farm animals known to be diseased. Rendering is a $2.4 billion-a-year industry, processing forty billion pounds of dead animals a year. There is simply no such thing in America as an animal too ravaged by disease, too cancerous, or too putrid to be welcomed by the all-embracing arms of the renderer. Another staple of the renderers diet, in addition to farm animals, is euthanized pets - the six or seven million dogs and cats that are killed in animal shelters every year. The city of Los Angeles alone, for example, sends some two hundred tons of euthanized cats and dogs to a rendering plant every month. Added to the blend are the euthanized catch of animal control agencies, and road kill. (Road kill is not collected daily, and in the summer, the better road kill collection crews can generally smell it before they can see it.) When this gruesome mix is ground and steam-cooked, the lighter, fatty material floating to the top gets refined for use in such products as cosmetics, lubricants, soaps, candles, and waxes. The heavier protein material is dried and pulverized into a brown powder-about a quarter of which consists of fecal material. The power is used as an additive to almost all pet food as well as to livestock feed. Farmers call it protein concentrates. In 1995, five million tons of processed slaughterhouse leftovers were sold for animal feed in the United States. I used to feed tons of the stuff to my own livestock. It never concerned me that I was feeding cattle to cattle.
Quoted from Howard Lyman's' book Mad Cowboy
http://www.madcowboy.com/01_AboutPS.000.html

Mad Cowboy Official Website
http://www.madcowboy.com/

INTERACTIVE WEB SITE MAP
http://www.madcowboy.com/01_MAP.000.html

Greco

i'm watching this on netflix currently. i'm glad documentaries like this exist because for me, i think talking about the lives of farmers and migrant workers is a hugely necessary part of talking about food justice and sustainability.



http://theharvestfilm.com/

I have adored this child since this was first posted on the net. Yes, critical thinking is alive and well, just not being taught usually in the public school system.

If I were young, I think I might have the same goals, to be an organic farmer, specifically growing Hatch Green Chile!!!

***we are losing farmers more and more each and every year, what this means for me and my chile addiction is serious!***

The Future of Food and Seed
 

Dr. Vandana Shiva - The Future of Food and Seed



Scientist, feminist, ecologist and author, Vandana Shiva, presenting the keynote address at the 2009 Organicology Conference in Portland, Oregon, on February 28, 2009.

pdxjustice Media Productions
Producer: William Seaman


Never tire of hearing Dr. Shiva speak

Greco