‘He [Pollan] said we wouldn’t be doing developing nations a favor by exporting a fossil fuel–dependent ag system to them when it’s clear that fossil fuels are only going to become more scarce and expensive. And overproducing government-subsidized food in the U.S. is certainly not the way to solve world hunger—it just exacerbates it by putting small-scale farmers in developing countries out of business. Give people in the developing world the tools to do sophisticated organic ag and it will help solve many problems, including undocumented immigration, Pollan argues.’

via Pollan shoots down organic myths at Grist event | Grist.

‘Dr. Borlaug, who died at age 95 on Sept. 12, led the so-called Green Revolution that created bumper crops in once impoverished countries like Mexico, India and Pakistan. In lauding Dr. Borlaug’s achievements, the United Nations’ World Food Program said he had saved more lives than any man in history.’

via So Much Food. So Much Hunger. – NYTimes.com.

This new food and ag film will be shown at Whole Foods Stores, listed as a proud partner on the movie website, http://www.herewegrowmovie.com/.

This partnership for healthier food takes on added significance considering the recent controversy surrounding Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, who came out opposing Obama’s health care plan:

Here We Grow Trailer (may be dated – see the current version on their site)

‘If you enjoyed Food, Inc., but wanted more of the flavor of protest and outrage that Boulder County has seen during the GMO beet debate, “Bananas!” may be the flick for you:’

via “Bananas!” trailer: Pesticides, health risks and lawsuits! | BigGreenBoulder Boulder, CO : BigGreenBoulder.

‘…a large-scale California beef-packing plant owned by Cargill churned out, packaged up, and distributed widely some 830,000 pounds of ground beef tainted with antibiotic-resistant salmonella. At least 28 people in three states have been laid low by the pathogen. For salmonella, the CDC reckons that for every confirmed illness, 38 people have actually fallen ill. Thus we can assume that around 1000 people have caught the bug.’

via Cargill, the National School Lunch Program, and antibiotic-resistant salmonella | Grist.

‘In a new short documentary by Serious Eats, Rick Bishop of Mountain Sweet Berry Farm shows the love and care that goes into the whole farmers market process. Bishop grows strawberries and vegetables in Roscoe, New York, about two and a half hours from the city, and sells them to people and chefs at the Union’

via Greenmarket Documentary: From Mountain Sweet Berry Farm To Manhattan VIDEO.

‘They are dramatic images to make a dramatic point. The End of the Line is a film packed with footage of big-scale fishing in oceans around the world.’

via BBC NEWS | UK | Film warns of ‘world without fish’.