Freshest Movie Out There

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! I'm glad you decided to come back and read what I have for you all today. For this week's blog I was tasked with watching the movie "Fresh: Sustainable Food Production in America" and giving my opinion and some analysis on this movie. First off I just want to say wow what an eye opener of a movie. I thought I had a decent understanding about what I was eating and where it came from but wow was I wrong. This film peeled back the curtain on the food industry and was a big eye opener for me. It made me think not about what I'm eating on an everyday basis but also about the system that delivers and produces our food.

Initial Thoughts and Examples

After watching this movie I had one question running through my mind. How did we let our food system get this bad? The scary part about that as well is this movie was made in 2009 and I know it got probably ten times worse. The film introduces us to farmers like Joel Salatin and Russ Kremer who were both on different sides of food production. Joel uses open fields to raise his animals instead of warehouses and actually lets his herbivores be herbivores and not introduce them to cannibalism. Russ, who did change his ways after a really bad infection in his leg, who was raising his pigs in an unhealthy environment for them and switched things up after he almost lost his life due to him having an injury from his pigs. Yes there were more farmers in the movie but those were the main two I took away from the most. This movie is meant to be educational but in reality it's a huge wake up call.

The Purpose-The Audience-The Tone

The purpose of this movie is very clear: to expose industrial agriculture and to persuade the audience to find better alternatives. This film is unlike any other food film I have seen where it doesn't rely just on shock value but instead shows everyday people and farmers that realized how bad the industrial food industry really is and how its destroying nutrients in our food we eat everyday. The audience is everyday people like myself and you reading this right now! It truly feels like the film is talking directly to you, the consumer! The tone is very optimistic and outright about how bad the industrial industry really is. The film encourages you to be curious and aware of what food you are eating. It makes you think twice the next time you put something in your cart at the grocery store.

Why Should We Care and Why Does It Matter

We should care because as a society we have relied so much on convenience and just being flat out lazy. This film reminds us that the cost of convenience in our food equals the cost of our health, values, and environment. Yes its easier to not know where our food comes from but easier does not mean its better. Ignorance has made us comfortable with the way our food is now but with knowledge of the industrial food industries it makes us accountable. We should always care about what we put in our body, I mean wouldn't you? You also have to think about what this also affects when you buy industrial like our farmers, environment, and future generations.

A Tiny Little Wrap Up

After watching this movie I will never look at groceries the same. Now will I change not entirely. Its hard to completely change what you're eating and buying especially when the non industrial food is so expensive. I will be looking at what I'm buying a different way and maybe get some things that will change the way I eat especially meat and eggs. It really made me think about the way the farmers market this food and how much effort goes into it just to be outdone by the larger companies that don't care what you're eating rather just looking for money. Thank you for taking the time to read this blog and I hope you all make more conscious decisions when going to the grocery store next time. Until next week have a great week and go get some better food in your belly!