Food, Inc. Comes to Town

Just a quick note of interest... the documentary film everyone has been talking about, Food, Inc. is coming to the Saratoga Film Forum. If you are interested in food issues, especially where your food comes from, you must see this movie. Here's the what the Film Forum review had to say about it: Otto Von Bismark once said, "Laws are like sausages; it is better not to see them being made". This is especially true , perhaps, of laws regarding the production of sausages or of food in general. However, Food, Inc. does just that, lifting the veil on our nation's food industry and exposing the dark underbelly. Controlled primarily by a handful of multinational corporations, the global food production business has as its goal the production of large quantities of food at low cost, resulting in large profits and greater control of the global food supply by these few companies. The health and safety of the food, animals, workers, and consumers are rarely these companies' chief concerns, and are often overlooked by the government. Food, Inc. reveals surprising and often shocking truths about what we eat, how it's produce, who we have become as a nation, and where we are going from here.

The film is being shown on Thursday and Friday nights, November 12 and 13, at 8 p.m. It is also being shown on Sunday afternoon, November 15, as part of a special Local Foods, Local Films event. In addition to Food, Inc., two short films by local filmmakers, focused on food and farming issues will be premiered. Local food will be provided by One Caroline Bistro and Mouzon House. Tammara will be leading a panel discussion after the films for any one interested in talking about them. It should be interesting event. Here's a link to the Film Forum for more information: http://www.saratogafilmforum.org