ADVOCACY: FOOD INC.

In case you haven't seen the latest "horror movie" about America's industrial food supply, FOOD INC., it is now showing in New York at Film Forum and reveals how the nation’s food supply has become industrialized and is controlled by a handful of corporations that often ignore consumer health, the livelihood of the farmer, and the environment in the interest of profits. The film includes interviews with Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma), Joel Salatin (Polyface Farms), and Gary Hirschberg (Stonyfield Farms). Showtimes are: 1:00, 2:50, 4:40, 6:30, 8:20, 10:15.

If you can't make it to the movie and want to know more, Council on the Environment/ Greenmarkets recorded a panel discussion. Link is here: http://www.cenyc.org/about/foodinc

CENYC Executive Director Marcel Van Ooyen joined all-star panelists at the New York Times Center for the New York Premiere of Food Inc.. Panelists included Eric Schlosser, the film’s director, Robert Kenner; Alice Waters, the renowned chef of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California and a champion of locally grown ingredients and farm to school; and Gary Hirshberg, the chairman and president of Stonyfield Farm, the world’s leading organic yogurt producer.

ADVOCACY: What's on Your Plate?

What's On Your Plate? is a thought-provoking and entertaining documentary about kids, food and politics. Safiyah and Sadie are two 11-year old African-American girls growing up in New York City. Over the course of a year filmaker Catherine Gund follows them as they start to ask - and answer - questions about the food on their plate. Where does it come from? What's in it? Why is it so hard to get healthy meals into schools and what will happen if we don't?

Official film site is Aubin Pictures: http://www.aubinpictures.com/woyp/about.htm

July 7, 2009 from 6:45pm to 8pm

BAMcinematek

30 Lafayette Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11217

To buy Tickets: http://www.movietickets.com/pre_purchase.asp?house_id=5311&movie_id=75052&showdate=5

Fridays at the Farm

Here is another movie for your viewing pleasure. We received an email about this earlier in the year, but in case you didn't know about it or it was the last thing on your mind at the time, you can view the trailer and get excited about our upcoming season. You can see the complete video on Vimeo here or purchase the DVD here.

Fridays at the Farm Trailer from Coyopa Productions on Vimeo.

Fresh the Movie

Unfortunately, it's too late to go to a screening here in NYC for this film since it happened last week, but if you are a die hard and willing to travel it is being screened in several other locations in the very near future. We are looking into the availability of a DVD in the future, but until then... you can either host your own screening or just watch the trailer repeatedly.