Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin' excellent documentary Good Food sports a distinctly Pacific Northwest flavor, offering an overview of the relationship between regional economies and sustainable food production in Washington and Oregon. Visiting farms, grocery stores, and fresh foods restaurants, the film encourages viewers to think more clearly and responsibly about the larger implications of their eating choices. Consider: if food arrives on big cargo ships from New Zealand, is transferred to a train, and later offloaded onto trucks, that adds up to a considerable carbon footprint by the time the meal reaches your dinner table. If, however, people make a point of purchasing food produced within a 100-mile radius, not only is fuel conserved, but the commitment to buy locally also supports those farmers who grow organic crops or naturally feed milk-producing cows (which extends the cows' lives and reduces costs), while also encouraging restaurants to offer seasonal bounty. Making a persuasive argument in favor of supporting local agriculture, Good Food will definitely appeal to those who have read Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food and Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Highly recommended. Aud: C, P. (T. Keogh)
Good Food
(2008) 73 min. DVD or VHS: $275. Moving Images (dist. by Bullfrog Films). PPR. Closed captioned. ISBN: 1-59458-786-8 (dvd), 1-59458-785-X (vhs). Volume 24, Issue 2
Good Food
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