Thursday, July 2, 2009

Food Inc: Michael Pollan and Friends Reveal the Food Industry's Darkest Secrets

Food Inc: Michael Pollan and Friends Reveal the Food Industry's Darkest Secrets
By Tara Lohan, AlterNet
June 25, 2009
link to full article below

It turns out that figuring out the most simple thing -- like what's on your dinner plate, and where it came from -- is actually a pretty subversive act.

That's what director Robert Kenner found out while spending six years putting together the amazing new documentary, Food Inc., which features prominent food writers Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation).

Warning: Food Inc. is not for the faint of heart. While its focus is not on the gory images of slaughterhouse floors and filthy feedlots, what it does show about the journey of our food from "farm" to plate is not pretty.

To read the full article: http://www.alternet.org/story/140890/

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