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If I watch Food, Inc., will I start buying organic
food only? My sister is convinced I will.
Re: If I watch Food, Inc., will I start buying organic
No, but you may start looking at meat in a whole different light. I eventually forgot about the movie and started being ok with meat. Hahahahaha.
It is a really good movie though.
It's been a while since I've watched this movie. Can I ask why she made you want to throw things? I don't want to hijack the thread or anything but I try my best to educate myself on food, where it comes from, etc.
I think that you probably have a ton of information in this area that I would enjoy listening to. If you have any extra time, would you mind giving your thoughts on the film?
Probably not. I watched it, I enjoyed it, and I'm happy with what I learned from it. I do try to eat organic but I'm not fanatical about it. It's a personal choice of what I'm comfortable eating on a regular basis.
Still, love me some T-Bell and clearly that's not from cows cuddled in green pastures.
I have a B.S. in Animal Sciences and have a solid background in the food industry including the poultry industry. I now have my own farm and raise pasture-raised broiler chickens and turkeys on a decently large scale (i.e I'm not a hobby farmer - I know what I'm talking about). I get really annoyed about the "animal welfare" videos that seek to expose the meat industry and are factually incorrect and extremist. That being said, Food Inc. is excellent. I think it's well done and fairly accurate, at least in the subjects I am familiar with.
There are movies out there (like Fresh) that are perhaps more hopeful and less depressing. That's my only real issue with Food Inc. There are tons of farmers that are successfully going against the grain and supplying food to this country in a better way than I believe the established food industry does.
Not all conventional farmers are evil and not all organic farmers (especially meat/diary) are saints. Not even remotely. Most farmers are good people who want to do the right thing. Sometimes they get caught up in a system which is messed up whether that be organic or conventional.
It's up to YOU as the consumer to decide what you wish to put into your body and what values are important to you. That's all you should take from Food Inc. Be informed...it's important to have the correct facts and not just take all your info from a single documentary.
BFP #2 EDD 5/19/13 Let's do this!