Food — Sources — The Crossroads Project

In Defense of Food

(Book)

Addressing healthy food for people and planet, author and activist Michael Pollan arrives at a simple rule: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

FDDDBeth StewartFebruary 6, 2018Food, Book, Dive Deeper

The Omnivore's Dilemma

In this book Michael Pollan, winds his way to a straightforward answer to the question: “What should we have for dinner?” He looks at the question through four dinners, and poses it from both the human health and planetary health perspective.

FDDDBeth StewartFebruary 6, 2018Food, Book, Dive Deeper

Sustainable

(Film, 96 min.)

A vital investigation of the economic and environmental instability of America’s food system, from the agricultural issues we face — soil loss, water depletion, climate change, pesticide use — to the community of leaders who are determined to fix it. Sustainable is a film about the land, the people who work it and what must be done to sustain it for future generations.

FDDDBeth StewartFebruary 6, 2018Food, Film, Dive Deeper

Fresh

(Film, 79 min.)

A film with a message, Fresh celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet.

FDBHBeth StewartFebruary 6, 2018Food, Film, Begin Here

Food, Inc.

(Film, 94 min.)

A 2008 documentary examining the industrial production of meat, grains and vegetables (primarily corn and soy beans), again labeling this economically and environmentally unsustainable. The film's third and final segment is about the economic and legal power, such as food labelling regulations, of the major food companies, the profits of which are based on supplying cheap but contaminated food, the heavy use of petroleum-based chemicals (largely pesticides and fertilizers), and the promotion of unhealthy food consumption habits by the American public.[4][7] It shows companies like Wal-Mart transitioning towards organic foods as that industry is booming in the recent health movement.

FDBHBeth StewartFebruary 6, 2018Food, Film, Begin Here

Food Rules for Healthy People and Planet

(Short Film, 2 min.)

Using a mixture of stop-motion and compositing, this short film's aim is to “convey the topic in a visually interesting way using a variety of different food products.” Its message is concise and powerful.

FDBHBeth StewartFebruary 6, 2018Food, 10 min or less, Short Film, Begin Here