Sustainable Agriculture: Curing America’s Eating Disorder
The alternative to the longstanding American food policy of “cheap and lots” is to eat locally, eat seasonally and eat organic. Filmmaker Bonnie Bucqueroux and her dog Schmoopsie look at the sustainable agriculture movement, including a visit to Michigan State University’s Student Organic Farm, where Dr. John Biernbaum discusses the options people have to grow their own food or to buy from local growers.
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I have been working on the methyl iodide issue since 10/09 There are 10 videos on this profile. Please also see a profile name GoOrganicTV and also IfilmORG
I am with you on CSA lets share and keep educating…
GoOrganicTV
October 18, 2011 at 4:29 am
I have been working on the methyl iodide issue since 10/09 There are 10 videos on this profile. and, Please also see a profile name GoOrganicTV and also IfilmORG
I am with you on CSA lets share and keep educating…
GoOrganicTV
October 18, 2011 at 4:58 am
How is it possible that you believe such nonsense in these modern times?
Obesity has nothing to do with High Fructose Corn Syrup, its proven safe under the GRAS Act.
US AgriBiz can take ownership of any plant species it wants, particularly in cases where a species has been genetically created from scratch in labs and patently owned outright through litigation.
We knowledge your bias positions, but cannot morally agree with your nonsensical ‘conspiracy theorist’ view that GMO’s aren’t beneficial.
CorporateRule
October 18, 2011 at 5:03 am
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GreenIsOurGarden
October 18, 2011 at 5:53 am
@robertswilder The world hunger problem has little to do with how much food we produce, we massively over produce worldwide, its that small farmers are getting pushed into the city by huge westernized industrial agriculture systems and they no longer have the means or employment to feed themselves. Its pretty counterintuitive, but its actually cheap subsidized farming that is causing the global food crisis. my friend isover in Ghana with some local farmers and their village was planning to riot.
TheDuneMan92
October 18, 2011 at 6:06 am
@59acres No it actually is not part of it, organic farming guidelines never state that there are no pesticides used in it. Also no I would never consider being a organic farmer because I consider it immoral to knowingly produce at a lower rate then is possible when there are starving people in the world.
robertswilder
October 18, 2011 at 6:31 am
@robertswilder ……its part of it and try reading the post I was responding to..like I said I’m an organic farmer…are you?
59acres
October 18, 2011 at 7:19 am
@59acres Organic does not mean not using pesticides.
robertswilder
October 18, 2011 at 8:15 am
@bucqui can i get a HELL YEAS
MsKateydid
October 18, 2011 at 8:31 am
@bucqui can i get a HELL YEAS
MsKateydid
October 18, 2011 at 9:07 am
28 dollers a week – thats 1456 dollers a year for vegetables , seems far more then most can afford.
hablerz
October 18, 2011 at 9:35 am
28 dollers a week – thats 1456 dollers a year for vegetables , seems far more then most can afford.
hablerz
October 18, 2011 at 10:16 am
Agritourism… I always think of the Schrute Beet Farm XD
laurynwithawhy
October 18, 2011 at 11:15 am
eating seasonal definitely adds more variety to our diet.
Plum369
October 18, 2011 at 11:55 am
sjyuma you have no idea what you’re talking about.i’m an organic market gardener and i do not use any pesticides.thats why its called organic you idiot.also i charge regular retail for my produce….and it was ecoli tainted irrigation from an industrial farm that caused the spinach problem…get a brain lol
59acres
October 18, 2011 at 12:12 pm
Blaming food companies and corporate farmers for you not being able to stop eating is the epitome of ignorance.
If you don’t want to eat high fructose corn syrup, read food labels and buy products that don’t contain it.
russttu
October 18, 2011 at 1:03 pm
Even if only a small amount of our food is local, then we’ve helped the problem a little and we’re better off. Saying that Alice Waters maybe sometimes flies in shrimp ignores the fact that most of her food is local, and therefore she’s helped. Pointing out that some random person isn’t perfect is just a way to justify not doing anything to help, and it’s a way to feel better of not taking personal responsibility for your own actions.
jamesia13
October 18, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Yes, we need industrial ag now – but we must transition to a different way of eating. Peak oil demands changing our food system. First, eat less meat. Thousands of acres of corn & soybeans and the greenhouse, along with the methane from cows, are unsustainable. Second, we need to reinvent the small family mixed farm. Third, we must start farming as much land as we can within cities. It isn’t a question of whether we should do things differently – we must.
bucqui
October 18, 2011 at 1:51 pm
Given current food policies farming as moved to large operations in order to be sustainable financially. Assuming 5-10% net margin, you need 500,000 to 1 million dollars in sales in order to generate an income of $50,000 a year. CSA’s certainly have their place but given how society currently views food, eatting as a chore (why do we have fast food resturants) versus something to be enjoyed. We need commerical farming as it stands to support the current system of feeding the 1st world.
zrcattle
October 18, 2011 at 2:36 pm
But the inconvient truth is that Americans want food to be safe, cheap and available. Organics addresses none of those needs. it is far more expensive. It is far less avilable. We use more or less the same pesticides (yes sorry to say, bugs and weeds have to be controled in organic fields too), and it is FAR less safe. The people who died in the spinach debacle? Organic spinach mixed with conventional. Sorry guys, Organic is a lifestyle choice, not a way to feed the world.
sjwyuma
October 18, 2011 at 3:04 pm
She is 100% abosolutely right
corporate farming care about the profits not our health
obesity=malnutrition
mal=bad
emforty2
October 18, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Very impressive. Everything in here was right on. I don’t mean to be rude pointing out the pet food industry…Hey, the treat you gave your dog could have been right on. But I like to expose when I can, the ‘eating disorder’ we pass on to our pets, well most of us. I prepare my pet’s foods. Your video’s content and message are very important. Put this in the favorites for sure.
2LoveYa2
October 18, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Such a great video!
2LoveYa2
October 18, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Don’t forget, THE PET FOOD INDUSTRY is KILLING our beloved pets! Who knows what was in that ‘treat.’ Same discretion needs to apply. Just wanted to let you know. Other than that, right on.
2LoveYa2
October 18, 2011 at 4:46 pm
omg 1 of my teachers has the name biernbaum. we all used to call her beerandbong. i wonder if she has any relation to this dr. john beerandbong…
ya19375
October 18, 2011 at 5:18 pm