What's On Your Plate?

King Corn.

Adminstrator — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:18:42 +0000

KING CORN is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom corn.

Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naivete, college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America.

Food, Inc.

Adminstrator — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:21:48 +0000

Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has 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.

Every bite has a story.

Adminstrator — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:40:10 +0000

What we put on our plates affects the world and its people every day. We cast a ballot with every bite. We vote with our food dollars for organic, for ethical trade, for planet-friendly, for whatever is important to us. The more we vote for better choices, the more change happens in the food industry and in the world.

What do you know about the beef cattle that your burger came from? Is that salmon fillet from a wild-caught fish or farm-raised (hint: if the ingredients list food coloring, it's not wild)? What does that mean for the planet? Can you identify all of the ingredients in your favorite cupcake? What does it mean for a tomato to be labeled organic, conventional or local?

All of the questions and messages about food and where it comes from can be daunting, especially when you just want to get dinner on the table in a hurry. We encourage you to think before you eat, and learn as much as you can about your food and where it comes from. After all, your food choices can make a world of difference.

Here you will find an orgaanized list of fun and informative videos to help answer the question: What's on your plate?