Ever since we had a baby, Netflix has become our best friend. We still go out quite, both with our daughter and without, but for whatever reason we haven’t been to a movie theater in almost a year and a half.
Food, Inc. was one I actually wanted to see in the theater but never did. So much like every other great movie that has come out this past year, I’m several months behind everyone else in seeing it and months past all the great conversations and chatter about said movie.
This week Food, Inc. finally made its way to my mailbox. I was about 75% familiar with most of the discussion that shaped this movie. For as pro local as we are while dining out, it’s the same when we grocery shop, or as much as we can. And now that I’m a parent and responsible for someone else, we are even bigger freaks about what we buy at the grocery store, what we feed her and understanding its roots. I even made all her baby food (actually, this was ridiculously easy and not nearly as time consuming as I initially thought.).
I think Michael Ruhlman’s post perfectly sums up my feelings on the movie. Like Ruhlman, I cried too. Especially for Barbara Kowalcyk, a mom turned food safety advocate after she lost her 2 1/2 year old son Kevin to E coli. I can’t even begin to imagine that kind of pain, and pray to God I never have to. But to lose someone over something like eating a hamburger in this country – I can’t even wrap my head around that.
To sum up Ruhlman’s post: “Food Inc. makes two points very well that are worth repeating and then I’ll shut up. One: wherever and whenever, try to know or find out the source of your food. And two: every time you buy food, it’s a vote for more of that food; if it’s excellent, you’re asking for more; if it’s shitty food, you’re asking for more.”
So much of this film made me angry... and sad. (Too funny, btw, that we both watched this last night!)
I'm happy that my boyfriend and I already practice the "good" eating habits as suggested in the doc. Although, having just eaten a burger before watching, my stomach did turn for a second watching those cows.
Then I realized the practices of Greenhouse, and I felt a lot better knowing that my beef was local (and healthy).
BTW, I LOVE that farmer from Polyface!
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