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Meet Happy Chickens

Sarah Newman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green


Sarah Newman

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

Fresh's Director and Producer, Ana Joanes, Explains the Difficulty of Filming a Documentary and What Sustainability Means

Louise McCready | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green


Louise McCready

Ana Joanes: When confronted with such large and complex problems, it's hard to see the meaning of small, individual actions. I embarked on the making of Fresh to recapture a sense of agency.

Food, Inc.'s Robert Kenner Discusses What Gives Him Goosebumps, and What Gives Him Hope

Louise McCready | Posted 07.23.2009 | Green


Louise McCready

Robert Kenner gives us a twenty-first century Upton-Sinclair-look at the industrial food system in his latest film, Food, Inc., and not since The Jungle has the food in the U.S. seemed so unsafe.

The Real Problem With Our Food System: A Response to Makenna Goodman

Gary Hirshberg | Posted 06.14.2009 | Green


Gary Hirshberg

After more than 25 years of environmental activism and a life and career dedicated to organic, I can assure readers organic is better.

Beyond Organic: Animals Raised Organic Can Be Mistreated and Caged, in the Guise of Good

Makenna Goodman | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green


Makenna Goodman

Organic may, in fact, be little more than a sweet notion and marketing campaign that rests easy the hearts of the eco-conscious consumer. Organic, in other words, is not always the right choice.