Food, Inc Documentary

Yesterday evening Jon and I watched the Food, Inc documentary on Netflix.

Food, Inc. Documentary
Food, Inc. Documentary

We were already aware of much of the horror unveiled in the film, yet still were shocked at times. This kind of thing is one of the major reasons we started growing our own food. We still have a long way to go before we are self-sufficient, but we do sleep better at night knowing that we are doing something.

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Synopsis from PBS

In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that’s 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, insecticide-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.

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Farmageddon Documentary

We have been really busy with our family, traveling, and the Christmas holiday. It has been wonderful and we have enjoyed it greatly. I hope each and everyone of you had as blessed a Christmas as we have.

I guess it is time to start getting back to a regular routine. Jon and I found this documentary, “Farmageddon”, on Netflix this evening.

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Everyone trying to have their own small farm whether for just their family or for a business should watch this. I am so disgusted by what we watched. I don’t know why I am surprised. Watch for yourself and form your own opinion.

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