The Future of Food
There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America — a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat.
The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade.
From the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada to the fields of Oaxaca, Mexico, this film gives a voice to farmers whose lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by this new technology. The health implications, government policies and push towards globalization are all part of the reason why many people are alarmed by the introduction of genetically altered crops into our food supply.
Shot on location in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, The Future of Food examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world’s food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today. (Excerpt from thefutureoffood.com)
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GM food is clearly against nature and sustainability.
Governments have the obligation to create laws that protect harmony in nature, including its genetic diversity. Patents on live stock, crops, genes, everything that is produced by nature should be abolished. Nobody has the right over life!! Patents for technology and other non-existent in nature as life forms inventions are fine. But not patents on life!!
I’m wondering what kind of inners selves those GM firms’ managers have!! They are also humans, aren’t they? Don’t they care about their children and their future?!? … It’s amazing how out of all species in the world the human kind is the most destructive..intentionally!!
It’s great that documentaries like these raise consumer consciousness and provoke public opinion. I hope that would result in stronger pressure on governments to protect biodiversity as it is in nature. The whole world is talking about sustainability… well, it has to be practiced not only spoken about. Sustainability is a strength of nature not humans, and we should abide by it. I.e. people should respect the way nature promotes sustainability. It is wiser than all of us together, so let’s not mess up with it.
Love and respect for nature = happy life now and tomorrow!!
Very interesting documentary
Julia, these people have sold their souls to the great god of profit. I too wonder what they think when they sit around their dinner table and look at their children. Do they ever think what sort of world they are creating for their grandchildren? The move to patent every life form that may have some commercial value is scary stuff. So if my non-patent crop is fertilised by pollen blown in the wind from a patented plant, can I be forced to pay royalties as my produce has genetic material from the patented plants? Essentially this is a move by huge powerful corporations, such as Monsanto, to control and own the worlds food supply.
I agree with you Julia, Homo sapiens might be the most intellient organim on the planet but also the most destructive. How to take one beautiful, blue planet and totally screw it up.
Sad but True, the big majority of American people still believe everything their government tells them, that the US is god’s gift to the world, when in reality the US is a cancer for the world. Open your eyes and ears and take a good long look around the world and realize how many countries are destroyed and dead people there are because of your greed & selfishness. Aren’t those 2 major sins in your ferry tale bible ? Maybe you should be a little more humble and less arrogant.
It’s time that your Constitution be read and respected, your forefather must be flipping in their graves. It’s actually the only thing that you have left, that unites you all and that can help you against your psychopath government and those corporations. Start by demanding your boys back from Iraq, Afghanistan and where ever you’re not supposed to be. Put on trial for murder, crimes against humanity and treason, the Bush family and their inbreeds Cheney, Rumsfeld and Israel. Have you already forgotten the lies of 911 ? Stop paying your taxes. Do you think they will put 1 million people in jail for not paying their taxes ?
I remember when the US was the envy of the world, when the US was looked up to, when US was Loved. I miss that US personally. Sorry, but that’s how i feel today.
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i just want to say that yes our govt is out of control and they would lock up 1mil of us if we didn’t pay taxes. we already have the largest prison system in the world. we have more inmates total than china. not per capita, total. and as long as other countries keep loaning us money that you know deep down that your never getting back, then our govt will continue on the course that its on. i just want to add that the avg american citizen is a kind and giving person. we gave 500mil to haiti while most of us were still scrambling not to lose our house cuz we got our hrs cut. the avg american citizen gave that money, not our govt. they just flew the planes that were on their way to iraq with weapons. im just kidding about that but even we think our companies are going to far alot of time. what i am getting at is, stop your country from loaning my country money and things will change in a jiffy once the us govt cant pay that social security check.