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| AlyssaMarie |
Posted - Feb 05 2010 : 09:12:47 AM
OK, so I saw a post on here where someone mentioned this movie a little while ago and thought.. huh, I should see that. So my husband and I got it off of Netflix and now several days later I still can't stop thinking about it.... I know this is the same type of message that MJ is trying to get out, but this movie presented it in a way that was far different and for me really hit something inside me. I keep thinking of my 25 hens that have the run of our acreage and how their life compares to those of the chickens they were showing... my heart just breaks. I hope you all don't mind, but I just had to see if anyone else wanted to talk about that movie... I'd love to hear about other's experiences and thoughts.
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| aunt boby |
Posted - Feb 11 2010 : 06:14:51 AM
I am with all of you!! I cannot get the images of the beef ammonia baths out of my head. We raise our own beef but I told the dh this spring we are getting chickens and hogs. And I have buckled down on not allowing my kids to eat the "nutritious" school lunch as much. My mother did raise the butcher chickens once and it was just like the film. Their skin was bare of feathers because their bodies grew so fast that they couldn't fill in. They were so large that they couldn't move at all. She never got them again. I would like to buy more organic but until it becomes more mainstream I just can't afford to do it to feed a family of six. This too has reinforced the notion that I am going to put out an even bigger garden than last year.
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| farmmilkmama |
Posted - Feb 11 2010 : 04:32:20 AM
We saw Food, Inc a couple of weeks ago. Its hard to walk into the grocery store now. Yuck, yuck, yuck. I'm so glad we have a freezer full of food from the garden and meat from hunting last year. Like lots of people have said, it might be information that we already knew...but its presented in a way that is undeniably effective. One of those movies that when people heckle me for wanting to only eat food that was around 100 years ago, or not eating meat from the store, etc...you say "Hey...watch this movie, and get back to me."
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| AlyssaMarie |
Posted - Feb 08 2010 : 10:42:34 AM
OH Zan, that article just turns my stomach. I'm freaked out to eat practically anything right now. I wish it wasn't February so I could go plant something...
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| knittingmom |
Posted - Feb 07 2010 : 3:40:07 PM
I have it on order from the library but may just rent it from video on demand. But I've seen bits of it and have also read books on the subject.
My thought it is that this is why, if we choose to eat meat, we should support our local farmer at the farmer's market (who are ethical in their treatment of their animals) rather than the factory farm supplied supermarket. The extra little bit that we pay for this meat is worth the healthier product and we have supported a neighbour.
Even us city folk can do this, supermarkets are very aware of what the consumer wants and if their bottom line is affected then they change.
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| Farm Diva |
Posted - Feb 07 2010 : 08:38:38 AM
I saw the movie a while ago, and my daughter recently rented it from netflix. She said she cant go to the supermarket without feeling ill. The movie made me so sad and angry. Its a shame it didn't get more mainstream exposure. I feel lucky to be able to buy beef and pork from a local farmer (5 miles from my home), and live in an area that supports the farm to table concept. My daughter has spent the winter researching chickens and working on coop/tractor ideas. We've got a huge garden planned. I'm going to be passing along my canning skills, and heirloom recipes for pickles, relish, conserve and jam. I'm also going to recommend the movie to everyone I know!
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| Farmtopia |
Posted - Feb 06 2010 : 11:41:40 PM
By the way, here's another "savory" bit of information, which I remember being exposed late last year:
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/31/business/fi-feed31
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| AlyssaMarie |
Posted - Feb 06 2010 : 8:52:59 PM
I am more determined now than I was even before to grow as much as I can on our acreage for our family. A lot of people I know (including my parents) don't understand why I feel like this. I think I've got to sit them down to watch this movie. I will check out that book Bonnie, I think my local library has a copy. I'll try to look up those articles while I'm there too. Today was my first trip to the grocery store since watching the movie. It used to be a lot of fun for me... now it just makes my stomach knot up.
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| Farmtopia |
Posted - Feb 06 2010 : 6:25:17 PM
I've not seen it, but have heard the jist of it, and it's something I've been railing about for YEARS. This story isn't a new one. The treatment of our "food" animals in such a manner is one of the main reasons I'm a vegetarian. Don't even get me started on this. Doesn't anyone still remember those horrible Humane Society undercover videos of feed lot cow operations BULLDOZING poor cows that were so sick, they couldn't get up? So they bulldozed them until they were basically forced up? I'm surprised that, in this country, people still eat mass produced meat, either unknowing or uncaring about the unsanitary, cruel conditions that meat, dairy, and eggs are produced under.
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| kpaints |
Posted - Feb 06 2010 : 3:17:30 PM
Thanks, firemama!
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| bbteacher |
Posted - Feb 06 2010 : 09:43:13 AM
Hey AlyssaMarie,
My hubby and I saw the movie. I teach college reading at our local community college, in Maryland and my students will be viewing the movie in conjunction with a unit the class is doing on conventional vs organic food. If you think this movie is informative, check out Eric Schlosser's book Fast Food Nation. Also, Time Mag. has two recent articles on this subject that are very informative. If you want more info on these articles, just email and I'll give you the info. Since reading Eric's book two years ago, and a big health scare that my husband suffered (about the same time I was reading the book) we've completely changed the way we eat. We NEVER eat out at fastfood places-McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, etc. And even when we do go out occasionally, it's a very small, select number of places we will go. We have a large garden, I do alot of canning. We get all our meat from the Dutch Farmers Market-we know the butcher and where the meat comes from-haven't purchased meat from a regular grocery store in well, two years. And yes, eating healthy is definitely more expensive than eating prepared, prepackaged (takes more time too) but it's so worth it. We pinch pennies in other areas because this is just too important not to. Sorry that I ranted on, but this is definitely a subject about which I have developed a lot of passion.
Thanks for listening and happy, healthy eating!
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| Firemama |
Posted - Feb 05 2010 : 12:00:10 PM
Karen Blockbuster in Cheney has it, it is deeply disturbing to see how we treat the animals.Very Very sad
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| kpaints |
Posted - Feb 05 2010 : 10:06:07 AM
I have not seen the movie but in channel surfing recently came across a blurb about it and it sound fascinating. I don't do Net flix so I am not sure if I can get it at a rental video place or not. I should do that this weekend. Thanks for the heads up.
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