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Food Fight: A Brief History of American-centric Warfare

An abridged history of American-centric warfare, from WWII to present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict. For a breakdown of the actual battles portrayed in the film, visit the accompanying website link.

5 min · 3,649 views · 75%

Food Inc. (2008) ($3)

For most Americans, the ideal meal is fast, cheap, and tasty. Food, Inc. examines the costs of putting value and convenience over nutrition and environmental impact.

93 min · 230,204 views · 90%

Food Fight (trailer)

When we walk into a supermarket, we assume that we have the widest possible choice of healthy foods. But in fact, over the course of the 20th century, our food system was co-opted by corporate forces whose interests do not lie in providing the public with fresh, healthy...

2 min · 6,929 views · 83%

Food Fascism in the Land of the Free

The food industry is no longer a free market. In fact, I'd go as far as saying it's becoming the most glaring example of corporate-government fascism in America. Actual monopolies fully control the basic building blocks of the food that makes up the majority of the...

Eric Blair · 9,423 views · 100%

Food Matters (2008) (trailer)

"Let thy Food be thy Medicine and thy Medicine be thy Food." –Hippocrates With nutritionally-depleted foods, chemical additives and our tendency to rely upon pharmaceutical drugs to treat what's wrong with our malnourished bodies, it's no wonder that modern society is...

7 min · 48,140 views · 68%

Food Fight: How Corporations Ruined Food (2012)

When we walk into a supermarket, we assume that we have the widest possible choice of healthy foods. But in fact, over the course of the 20th century, our food system was co-opted by corporate forces whose interests do not lie in providing the public with fresh, healthy...

72 min · 30,300 views · 83%

Food Stamps vs. Farm Stamps: Subsidizing GOP Hypocrisy

Abby Martin breaks down the hypocrisy of the GOP pushing to defund food stamps by separating the program from the congressional farm bill, all the while accepting millions of dollars in kickbacks from the federal government in the form of subsidies for their private farms.

3 min · 1,932 views · 75%

Food Chains (trailer)

In this exposé, an intrepid group of Florida farmworkers battle to defeat the $4 trillion global supermarket industry through their ingenious Fair Food program, which partners with growers and retailers to improve working conditions for farm laborers in the Un

2 min · 2,724 views · 81%

Food Waste Is a Massive Problem. Here's How to Fix It.

A new film highlights the food waste problem. Here are some things we can do to fix it.

Naomi Starkman · 14,166 views · 100%

Food Cooperatives and Garlic

Cooperatives are businesses owned by the people who use their services. Many communities look to their local food co-ops as a way to maintain greater control over their food. Garlic is isolated as just one of many foods that can communicate the importance of retail food...

5 min · 1,053 views · 75%

Food, Earth, Happiness

A majestic journey through Japan, Korea, and the United States that turns our perceptions of food (and life) upside down in a simple and poetic way. Solutions for our most pressing social and ecological issues come from unexpected places in a bite-sized film that New York...

20 min · 5,299 views · 83%

Food Savers (trailer)

This follow-up to Valentin Thurn’s documentary, Taste the Waste, spotlights the people and companies throughout Europe who are working to salvage usable food. It is estimated that European households throw away 100 billion Euros worth of food each year. Thurn asks why is it...

4 min · 7,592 views · 100%

Food, Inc. 2 (2024) ($7)

In Food, Inc. 2, the sequel to the 2008 Oscar®-nominated and Emmy®-award winning documentary, Food, Inc., filmmakers Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) to take a...

94 min · 4,912 views · 88%

The Food Waste Fiasco: You Have to See It to Believe it

You may have already heard a few appalling facts about food waste but just in case you haven’t, here are a few tidbits of information to catch you up on the issue.

Rob Greenfield · 7,462 views · 100%

How Public Groceries Can Make Food Affordable Again

Errol Schweizer, a former national vice president of grocery at Whole Foods, argues in Jacobin that the private sector is responsible for ever-rising grocery prices and can’t be relied on to fix the problem. Our food system needs a public option.

Errol Schweizer · 419 views · unrated

Revolution Food (2015)

Revolution: Food is all about the positive changes taking root in our modern food system. It focuses on real farmers who are growing, raising real food and the consumers who are demanding it.

71 min · 152 views · unrated

The Story of B by Daniel Quinn: An Overview of Key Lessons

Oh No. Is Do the Math about to get hijacked for another long series about a Daniel Quinn book, like it was for Ishmael?

Tom Murphy · 434 views · unrated

23 Food Sharing Projects That Are Disrupting Hunger

Food is one of our most basic needs. And yet, for over 800 million people, food insecurity remains a daily issue. While top-down programs that address hunger certainly exist, more efficient, immediate solutions are sometimes found on the community level, where neighbors...

Cat Johnson · 12,756 views · 88%

The Farms of the Future

Hou Xueying, a mother from Shanghai, was tired of food safety scares and of a city life disconnected from the land. So she moved her family to the country to learn about sustainable farming. Her parents disapproved; they had struggled to give her a comfortable life in the...

Isabel Marlens · 1,513 views · 100%

Soul Food Junkies: Family, Food & Tradition (trailer)

Award-winning filmmaker Byron Hurt offers a fascinating exploration of the soul food tradition, its relevance to black cultural identity, and its continuing popularity despite the known dangers of high-fat, high-calorie diets.

2 min · 6,154 views · 75%

8 Foods That Food Experts Won't Eat

Food scientists are shedding light on items loaded with toxins and chemicals–and simple swaps for a cleaner diet and supersized health. Experts from different areas of specialty explain why they won’t eat these eight foods.

April McCarthy · 103,677 views · 75%

Indigenous Board Game Brings Collaboration, Stewardship, Generosity, and Gratitude to the Table

If you look on a board game shelf, how many games will you see with actions based on collaboration, stewardship, generosity, and gratitude? Most likely, you’ll find mechanics like attacking, stealing, and backstabbing. Indigenous communities looking to facilitate...

Elizabeth LaPensée · 7,787 views · 88%

Unlike a Globalized Food System, Local Food Won't Destroy the Environment

Our food system is linked to an economic system that is fundamentally biased against what’s good for people and the planet.

Helena Norberg-Hodge · 6,196 views · 75%

Planet Local Short Film Series - Part 4: Local Food Processors AKA Making Delicious Food

These days, it can be difficult to find processed foods that aren’t made by mega-corporations; foods that aren’t full of added sugars, genetically modified corn, and chemicals we would rather not put in our bodies; foods that weren’t made in factories that harm the...

58 min · 12,009 views · unrated

Rundown Apartments Reborn as Food-Forest Coliving Agritopia (2021)

In 2007, Ole and Maitri Ersson bought the rundown Cabana apartment complex in the city and immediately began to de-pave parking spaces to make space for what today is a huge permaculture coliving space and urban food forest. Today, the Kailash Ecovillage has 55 residents who...

55 min · 12,743 views · 88%

This Thanksgiving, Let’s Feed Families, Not Factory Farms

Nearly 70% of the grain grown in this country—corn, soy, wheat, and barley—never feeds a single human being. Instead, it’s fed to pigs, chickens, and cows packed into industrial animal factories.

Matthew Dominguez · 541 views · unrated

Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure

"We encourage every city official, business owner, student, and citizen to read this book. Besides being incredible in terms of seeing the building of "civilization" differently (which relates to city-building and workplace-building), it has some of the most important...

Daniel Quinn · 65,837 views · 97%

Opposition to GMOs Is Neither Unscientific Nor Immoral

The pro-and anti-GMO positions will remain polarized until larger questions about the future of food production are addressed.

Charles Eisenstein · 5,186 views · 100%

My Ishmael by Daniel Quinn: An Overview of Key Lessons

We’re awkwardly caught between being too intelligent to work as well as turtles and mushrooms, but not intelligent enough to be like angels or gods. The flaw, then, is intelligence, which gives us enough power to screw up the world. It’s a special curse.Yet, we need not...

Tom Murphy · 385 views · unrated

Farming for a Small Planet

People yearn for alternatives to industrial agriculture, but they are worried. They see large-scale operations relying on corporate-supplied chemical inputs as the only high-productivity farming model. Another approach might be kinder to the environment and less risky for...

Frances Moore Lappé · 3,745 views · 100%

Sustainable Living Series with Rob Greenfield

The series documents Rob Greenfield's off the grid bike ride across America on a bamboo bicycle where he practiced sustainable living to the extreme. In 4,700 miles of cycling he used just 160 gallons of water, burned less than one gallon of gas, never turned on a light...

25 min · 16,277 views · 94%

Public Grocery Stores Don't Lead to Monopolies — They’re a New Choice in a Rigged Market

Critics say a public grocery program would limit consumer freedom, but unlike corporate monopolies, it expands it by adding competition, giving shoppers another choice and pushing private retailers to keep prices in check.

Tim Hjersted · 812 views · unrated

50 Non Profits I Support

There are over 1.5 million non profits registered in the USA. That is awesome! Well sort of awesome actually. It seems to me that if we have that many non profits we shouldn’t have as many problems as we do. I really admire anyone who is going out of there way to make a...

Rob Greenfield · 1,912 views · 94%

What's Organic About Organic? (trailer)

WHAT’S ORGANIC ABOUT “ORGANIC?” rings the alarm for the need to develop an ecological consciousness. The film illustrates that the organic food debate extends well beyond personal choice and into the realm of social responsibility.

2 min · 8,214 views · 75%

Frankensteer (2005)

FRANKENSTEER is a disturbing yet compelling documentary that reveals how the ordinary cow is being transformed into an antibiotic dependent, hormone-laced potential carrier of toxic bacteria, all in the name of cheaper food.

44 min · 19,343 views · 84%

Go Green, Go Vegan

Go Green, Go Vegan is a short clip about a movement of volunteers promoting the vegan lifestyle in Taiwan. They offer vegan lunch boxes to the younger generation in different schools and universities to offer sustainable solutions to inspire teenagers for green actions.

4 min · 5,243 views · 86%

Fed Up (2014)

This is the movie the food industry doesn't want you to see. FED UP blows the lid off everything we thought we knew about food and weight loss, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S.

95 min · 10,055 views · 92%

No, Humans Are Not at The Top of The Food Chain

Despite what many of those who advocate meat-eating would like to believe, humans do not sit at the top of the food chain. In any event, it’s a food web rather than a chain, due to the many complex interactions involved.

Paul Mahony · 9,055 views · 75%

Diet: The Disease of Our Generation

64% of people in the UK are overweight or obese eating calorie dense but nutritionally empty food that is considered the norm, or even healthy, in today’s society.

5 min · 9,227 views · 97%

GMO OMG (2014) ($3)

GMO OMG director and concerned father Jeremy Seifert is in search of answers. How do GMOs affect our children, the health of our planet, and our freedom of choice? And perhaps the ultimate question, which Seifert tests himself: is it even possible to reject the food system...

84 min · 65,635 views · 90%

Ocean of Plastic (Do You Think That Marine Pollution Does Not Affect You? Think Again.)

This short film which shows you an extremely important reason why you should take marine pollution seriously.

3 min · 1,579 views · 75%

The 9% Lie: Industrial Food and Climate Change

The Climate Emergency is finally getting the attention of the media and the U.S. (and world) body politic, as well as a growing number of politicians, activists and even U.S. farmers.

Ronnie Cummins · 2,541 views · 92%

How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden | Grow Food Not Lawns

This video is a demonstration of how to turn your yard into a garden.

13 min · 3,184 views · 100%

Tiny Space, Big Harvest – How to Grow Food in a Small Garden

Growing food in a small garden can produce a surprisingly big harvest, whether it’s on an urban balcony, in a tiny yard, or even on a countertop or windowsill. It feels pretty special to learn and practice the timeless skill of growing your own food and to be able to eat...

15 min · 338 views · unrated

Localization: a Strategic Alternative to Globalized Authoritarianism

For those who care about peace, equality and the future of the planet, the global political swing to the right over the past few years is deeply worrying. It has us asking ourselves, how did this happen? How did populism turn into such a divisive and destructive force? How...

Helena Norberg-Hodge · 14,044 views · 100%

Is Television Making Us Stupid?

"I wasn't worried about freedom. I was worried about people being turned into morons by TV." -- Ray Bradbury in 2001 talking about his book Fahrenheit 451

Ron Kaufman · 7,931 views · 88%

From Floating Food Forests to Vacant Lot Crops, Urban Farming Is Taking Root Across America

More than 1,500 community gardens have been started on vacant land in Detroit alone in recent years.

Sher Watts Spooner · 24,708 views · unrated

Abolish Restaurants: A Worker's Critique of the Food Service Industry

"When one comes to think of it, it is strange that thousands of people in a great modern city should spend their waking hours swabbing dishes in hot dens underground. The question I am raising is why this life goes on--what purpose it serves, and who wants it to...

Prole.info · 14,783 views · 94%

Genetically Modified Food - Panacea or Poison? (2005)

Having discovered how to manipulate DNA, the blueprint of life, corporate scientists can produce what they claim are stronger, more disease-resistant crops. However, fears that Genetically Modified Food may not be safe for humans or the environment has sparked violent...

53 min · 9,378 views · unrated

Brookside Farm - Growing Food, Growing Energy

Take a whirlwind tour of the one-acre Brookside Energy Farm with Jason Bradford and Christoffer Hansen at planting time. Along with perennials, annuals, a food forest, and dryland crops (grains), they're growing Jerusalem artichoke and dale sorghum to produce both food and...

28 min · 4,125 views · unrated

How Much Food Can I Grow Around My House?

In summer 2006 Judy Alexander embarked on an experiment to see how much food she could grow, and how many neighbors could benefit, from the garden around her house. Check out her homegrown rainwater collection and irrigation system - watering her 60+ edible crops. Meet the...

28 min · 6,688 views · unrated

Reconnecting with Our Roots - Food for Body and Soul

Linda Buzzell-Saltzman and Larry Saltzman of Santa Barbara share a love for their garden in more ways than one. Larry is creating a lush food forest and teaches permaculture to promote local food security. Ecotherapist Linda helps people heal their relationship with nature...

27 min · 5,290 views · unrated

In Defense of Food

Acclaimed author and journalist Michael Pollan argues that what most Americans are consuming today is not food but "edible foodlike substances." His previous book, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, was named one of 2006's ten best books by the New York...

11 min · 5,514 views · 50%

Waste = Food (2007)

Man is the only creature that produces landfills. Natural resources are being depleted on a rapid scale while production and consumption are rising in nations like China and India. The waste production world wide is enormous and if we do not do anything we will soon have...

49 min · 34,612 views · 95%

The Future of Food (trailer)

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...

2 min · 56,888 views · 98%

Watch Your Foodometer!

Interested in eating less oil? In this VideoNation/Hidden Driver report, animator Molly Schwartz keeps track of how many miles your food travels from field to fork.

3 min · 4,309 views · 75%

Do Synthetic Food Colors Cause Hyperactivity in Children?

Food coloring is the reason glace cherries are red rather than beige and that children's tongues sometimes appear freakishly blue. But man-made dyes may do more than make processed food look vibrant and whimsical. Some blame the additives for triggering behavioral problems...

Julie Deardorff · 5,769 views · 100%

Bad Food Makes Kids Dumber, Study Says

A new study says 3-year-olds who mostly eat processed foods have lower IQs five years later. (So Pop-Tarts and Sunny-D are why we're "falling behind" China in math and science?) The study, cited in The Guardian, examined the diets of 14,000 wee Britlets, based on what their...

Holly Richmond · 5,050 views · unrated

Maine Town Becomes First to Declare Food Sovereignty

The town of Sedgwick, Maine, currently leads the pack as far as food sovereignty is concerned. Local residents recently voted unanimously at a town hall meeting to pass an ordinance that reinforces its citizens' God-given rights to "produce, process, sell, purchase, and...

Ethan A. Huff · 10,125 views · 100%

Claiming the Commons: Food for All on Haultain Boulevard

Rainey Hopewell's crazy idea has ended up feeding a neighborhood and creating community. She and Margot Johnston planted vegetables in the parking strip in front of their house. They offer them free for the taking ? to anyone, anytime ? with messages chalked on the sidewalk...

27 min · 5,557 views · 75%

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