Fresh
FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. freshthemovie.com website Last screening was in NY follow by a panel of discussion with Will Allen, the recipient of MacArthur’s 2008 Genius Award; sustainable farmer and entrepreneur, Joel Salatin, made famous by Michael Pollan’s book,
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Joel Salatin Website polyfacefarms.com
Will Allen Website growingpower.org
Hogs antibiotic-free! Russ Kremer is the founder of the Ozark Mountain Pork Coop and the president of the Missouri Farmers Union missourifarmersunion.org
David Ball saw his family-run supermarket dying, along with a once-thriving local farm community. So he reinvented his business, partnering with area farmers to sell locally-grown food and specialty food products at an affordable price. henhouse.com
Just Food is a non-profit organization that works to develop a just and sustainable food system in the New York City region. justfood.org