From a reader: Food, Inc. showing this week through Thursday at the Little Art Theatre is a must see for anyone who eats - that would be most of us. I promise that you'll be very thankful for our two (or three depending on how count them) farmer's markets. The movie is old news to those of you who have read "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "Fast Food Nation" but the movie is a nice overview and a great reminder that "we are what we eat" and "what we eat is not what we think it is"...
From the Little Art Theatre's Webpage:
Food, Inc. Tue-Thu: 7:30 p.m.
The veil on our nation's food industry is lifted, 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. Documentary. 1 hr. 34 min. Rated PG for some thematic material and disturbing images.
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