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Food Inc

A Meatless Thanksgiving

Tina Traster | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Meat-Less, Harvest, Vegetarian, Righteous Porkchop, Suburbia, Food Inc., Jonathan Safran Foer, Thanksgiving, Living News
Tina Traster

No one wants a turkey-less Thanksgiving. I resigned myself to a meal at someone else's house, cringing at the sight of a gravy-dripping bird proudly displayed in the center of a dining room table.

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Keep the Food, Inc. Conversation Going (and Win a DVD!)

Robert Kenner | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Food Inc. Food Politics, Food Inc Dvd Giveaway, Food Inc Film, Food Inc, Food Politics, Food Inc Movie, Green News
Robert Kenner

Industrial food companies don't want us thinking about how our food is produced. They spend billions of dollars maintaining the myth of small family farms with white picket fences and cows on green pastures.

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Big Barack Bummer

Sarah Newman | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Pesticides, Michelle Obama, Islam Siddiqui, Tom Vilsack, Eat Well Guide, Organic, Barack Obama, Sustainable, Department of Agriculture, Usda, Monsanto, Pesticide Action Network, White House Garden, Food Inc., Takepart, Croplife, US Chief Agriculture Negotiator, Roger Beachy, Green News
Sarah Newman

It's disappointing that the Obama Administration is not providing the visionary leadership on agriculture, like it is in some many other policy areas.

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"Local": A Word Worth Saving!

Mike Callicrate | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Buying Local, Local Food, Local Foods, Food Inc., Fresh, Buying Locally, Tom Vilsack, Green News
Mike Callicrate

Most don't realize how dramatically food quality has declined under the industrial food system. They, too, often hide behind the false and misleading marketing provided by their food service company.

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From Fast Food Nation to Pro Food Ventures

Rob Smart | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Farms, Retail, Growing Power, The Jungle, Farmers, Food Retail, Will Allen, Upton Sinclair, Business, Fast Food Nation, Innovation, Usda, Slow Money, Michael Pollan, Pro Food, Food Inc., Industrial Food, Sustainable, Organic, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Local, Eric Schlosser, Pro, Investments, Triple Bottom Line, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Business News
Rob Smart

Early pioneers of the sustainable food movement, with dirt on their hands, lessons learned and progress made, have played a critical role in blazing trails for new ventures.

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From Fries to Fennel, How Food, Inc. Is Changing America

Sarah Newman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Twitter, Vegetarian, Food Inc., Hungry-for-Change, Locavore, Takepart, Green News
Sarah Newman

Food, Inc., the widely celebrated documentary that continues to expand nationwide as quickly as GMO seeds infect organic crops, is topping the box office in documentary sales.

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Tsunami Julia

Betty Fussell | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julia Child, Julie and Julia, Food Inc., Michael Pollen, New York News
Betty Fussell

Holding a mirror up to the nature of the American food scene is just too much for millions of us to stomach. We'd so much rather feed our hunger with images of Julia/Meryl's joy.

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Food Inc: Worth Seeing, Even More Worth Believing

Maria Rodale | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Industrial Food System, Diabetes, Obesity, Organic Food, Food Inc., Health, Processed Food, Gary Hirshberg, Avoiding Processed Food, Stonyfield Farm, Living News
Maria Rodale

Those of us who can afford to change need to help those who can't. There is really only one thing that matters; one thing that can truly change the world... Grow, buy, eat, and serve organic food.

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Meet Happy Chickens

Sarah Newman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Dr. Marion Nestle, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Farming, Orren Fox, Marion Nestle, Chickens, Food Inc., Nba, Takepart, Agriculture, Joel Salatin, Twitter, Heifer, Green News
Sarah Newman

I had the pleasure of interviewing 12-year old Orren Fox of Newburyport, MA who happens to keep 25 backyard chickens.

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Jim Cramer Thinks Food, Inc. Could Inflame The Justice Dept To Take On Monsanto (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Monsanto Farmers, Farming, Food Inc Monstanto, Video, Food Inc., Farmers, Food Politics, Antitrust, Monsanto Antitrust, Food-Inc-Film, Monsanto Jim Cramer, Monsanto, Jim Cramer, Green News

Last week, Jim Cramer did a fascinating segment on the seed giant and Roundup herbicide producer, Monsanto. He posits that Monsanto could be a prime t...

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My (Ongoing) Beef with Chipotle

Carolynn Carreño | Posted 09.06.2009 | Green

Read More: McDonald's, Chipotle, Food Politics, Humanely-Raised Beef, Food Inc., Green News
Carolynn Carreño

If you truly believe that something is bad for the planet and our health then how can you justify serving it 65% of the time? I sat down with Chipotle's public relations agent to find out.

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ReThink Review: Food, Inc. -- Food as Political Unified Theory

Jonathan Kim | Posted 08.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Organic, Locavore, Sustainable, Movie Reviews, Michael Pollan, Jonathan Kim, Politics of Food, Food Inc., Cooking, Fast Food, Food Safety, Documentary, Rethink Reviews, Diabetes, Health Care, Movie Critic, Eric Schlosser, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

I'm sure most Americans have no idea how truly screwed up our food system is, and when they find out, they'll start looking for alternatives.

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Animals on the Hill, and in The Hill

Michael Markarian | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mike Doyle, The Hill, Animal Welfare, David Scott, Ginnifer Goodwin, Agriculture, Randy Neugebauer, Animals, Mary Landrieu, David Vitter, Jean Schmidt, Jim Moran, Elton Gallegly, Animal Rights, Big Ag, Food Inc., Fast Food Nation, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Politics News
Michael Markarian

The lawmakers doing the bidding for Big Agribusiness simply don't get that the American public wants to see all animals treated humanely, including animals raised for food.

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Chipotle And Food, Inc.'s Off Screen Drama

Grist | Posted 08.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Steve Ells, Food Inc., Food Politics, Sustainablity, Food, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Chipotle, Chipotle and Food Inc, Farm Workers, Green News

The fast-food chain would be sponsoring free screenings of the film at 32 theaters nationwide. It would also be distributing material promoting the fi...

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Who Grows Your Food?

Carolynn Carreño | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Carolynn Carreno, Chino Farm, Food Inc., Green News
Carolynn Carreño

Could the affects of Food, Inc. be trickling down to the consumer and the farm?

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Chew On This, Chipotle!

Carolynn Carreño | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Carolynn Carreno, Food Inc, Chipotle, Humanely-Raised Beef, Food Politics, Animal Slaughter, Factory Farming, Organic Food, Food-Inc-Film, Impact of Eating Meat, Green News
Carolynn Carreño

In Southern California, Chipotle resorts to using meat from cows that must be fork-lifted to slaughter because they're too sick to even walk.

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Vote With Your Fork!

Linda Buzzell | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Michael Pollan, Factory Farming, Food Inc., Sustainable Food, Nutrition, Farmers Markets, Food, Ecotherapy, Green News
Linda Buzzell

Every purchase of genuinely organic, local and/or sustainably grown food is a contribution to a grower who's doing the right thing

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See Food, Inc for Free (Thanks, Chipotle)

Waylon Lewis | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Farmers' Market, Elephant, Michael Pollan, Documentary, Chipotle, Alice Waters, Waylon Lewis, Elephant Journal, Food Inc., Green News
Waylon Lewis

The film, inspires me -- a lazy non-cooking nacho-loving but environmentally-concerned bachelor -- to start getting active with food issues and learn to cook.

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Declare Your Food Independence

Sarah Newman | Posted 08.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Bill of Rights, National Veggie Hotdog Month, Compost, Eat Well Guide, Corn, July 4th, Garden, Paul Revere, Food Grid, Declaration of Indpendence, Hormone-Free Dairy, Hormone-Free, Michael Pollan, Grill, Food Inc., Takepart, Eat Wild, July, Green News
Sarah Newman

It's time that we return to our roots. Literally. We need to support a food system that offers us healthy, safe, sustainable, fresh foods. And what better time to begin than on Independence Day?

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Robert Kenner, Director Of "Food Inc," On The "Daily Show" (VIDEO)

Posted 08.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Video, Robert Kenner, Food Inc, Daily Show, Food Inc., Jon Stewart, Food Industry, Green News

Robert Kenner appeared on the "Daily Show" last night to talk about his new film "Food Inc." and how cheap food is going to bankrupt us as a country. ...

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I Saw Food, Inc. Now What?

Sarah Newman | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Sustainable Table, Michael Pollan, Barb Kowlacyk, Hungry for Change, Kevin's Law, Food Inc., Eat Well Guide, Food, Organic Consumers ASsociation, Inc. Twitter, Takepart, Facebook, Spinnio, Eatwild, Green News
Sarah Newman

There's a lot of simple but highly effective things you can do to transition off of a corn-based diet, lessen your carb(on) food/footprint, support local farmers and choose humanely raised meats.

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Michael Jackson Beats Up Food Inc.

Derek Beres | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Eric Schlosser, Michael Jackson, Cnn, Michael Pollan, Health, Nutrition, Food Inc., Living News
Derek Beres

When food became "fuel" instead of nourishment, and when vitamins became more important than wholesome nutrition, we began to journey down a terrible cliff of ignorance.

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See Apple, Say Apple

Lee Schneider | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Documentary, Reality TV, Bob Dylan, Food Inc., Martin Scorsese, The Fog of War, Food, Media News
Lee Schneider

While there's no doubt that reality TV has created greater acceptance for true stories, there's also a flip side. The influence of reality TV has made doc film-making too cautious and literal.

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America's Diet-Related Health Issues a Direct Result of Unequal "Access"

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Michelle Obama First Lady, Michelle Obama, Organic Gardening, Organic Food, Prevention, Food Inc., Michelle Obama Garden, Health Care Reform, New York Times, Gardening, Obesity, Health Care, Living News
Christopher Gavigan

The equalizer is to improve access to fresh produce in low-income communities, offer more nutritious food in school breakfast and lunch programs, and overhaul how American families eat.

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