Fresh, a movie that was produced in 2024, and similar to Food Inc., shines a light on the American food system. The spin that Fresh takes on, which I found refreshing, is the positive focus on what individuals are currently doing to transform what is at the moment a broken cycle. The movie confronts many issues that exist such as food contamination, environmental pollution, obesity, and affects on our natural resources.
Some of the highlights I have from the film are as follows:
- Through industrialization we have lost 90% of our crop diversity as the majority now focuses on corn and soy beans
- Of those crops, 70% are grown to feed farm animals, which should be noted are herbivores (eating grasses and herbs)
- Back in the day animals roamed free on farms. Through industrialization, livestock has become big business and thousands of animals are now housed in tight quarters, commonly referred to as “Animal Cities”. (more…)
