Handmade food inc nation
Jul. 19th, 2009 10:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
blue_lotus13This weekend, I attended two movies that I've really wanted to see.
Food Inc finally came to Edmonton, and my friend Mari and I went the opening night. I really hope that a lot of people get to see this movie. The information is well presented, and succint and it really gets to the heart of the issues in a quick, easy to understand way. Some scenes were rather appalling and I found myself wondering if similar issues happen in Canada. There are some farming practices that were shown in the film that simply don't happen in Canada. Trust me, I know from experience. For example, you can't use growth hormones in dairy or turkey in this country. But there were others that I was a little murky on and I really wished that I could see it with someone who knows even more than I do, so that I could a true picture of some of the issues in Canada. However, I hope lots and lots of people see this film as it's powerful and good. It made me even more excited about what I'm doing with my job, and what I'm studying. I'm really excited and happy to be doing what I'm doing.
Last night, I went to see Handmade nation . I was quite excited to see this as I knew that [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] was in the film. This film has only shown in three locations in Canada. A group called "Make it productions" has bought the Canadian rights and has shown it in Vancouver and Edmonton, with plans to show it in Calgary. Apparently the tickets to the Vancouver event were $25- Edmontonians got a deal as our tickets were $12. There were a lot of people who turned up to see the movie, which was pretty impressive as there was a severe thunderstorm watch and a storm that happened during the movie. I was quite impressed with the film, and thought it did a good job of explaining the craft movement and showcasing what some various people were doing. However, we were plagued by technical difficulties as the sound cut in and out, and the video stopped twice, which was quite annoying. I went by myself since the friend that I was going to go with ended up going camping with her husband. This actually turned out to be a bit of a blessing, since I got a chance to catch up with a journalist/writer that I know, who happened to be in attendance with her husband.
After watching these two films one night after the other, I couldn't help but think about some of the similarities between small specialty farmers and the DIY crafty movement. Both groups want to go against mainstream offerings, create things and offer alternatives. They want something with a personal stamp on it, something that they've grown/created themselves. They're going against the grain. Pretty interesting stuff.
Food Inc finally came to Edmonton, and my friend Mari and I went the opening night. I really hope that a lot of people get to see this movie. The information is well presented, and succint and it really gets to the heart of the issues in a quick, easy to understand way. Some scenes were rather appalling and I found myself wondering if similar issues happen in Canada. There are some farming practices that were shown in the film that simply don't happen in Canada. Trust me, I know from experience. For example, you can't use growth hormones in dairy or turkey in this country. But there were others that I was a little murky on and I really wished that I could see it with someone who knows even more than I do, so that I could a true picture of some of the issues in Canada. However, I hope lots and lots of people see this film as it's powerful and good. It made me even more excited about what I'm doing with my job, and what I'm studying. I'm really excited and happy to be doing what I'm doing.
Last night, I went to see Handmade nation . I was quite excited to see this as I knew that [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] was in the film. This film has only shown in three locations in Canada. A group called "Make it productions" has bought the Canadian rights and has shown it in Vancouver and Edmonton, with plans to show it in Calgary. Apparently the tickets to the Vancouver event were $25- Edmontonians got a deal as our tickets were $12. There were a lot of people who turned up to see the movie, which was pretty impressive as there was a severe thunderstorm watch and a storm that happened during the movie. I was quite impressed with the film, and thought it did a good job of explaining the craft movement and showcasing what some various people were doing. However, we were plagued by technical difficulties as the sound cut in and out, and the video stopped twice, which was quite annoying. I went by myself since the friend that I was going to go with ended up going camping with her husband. This actually turned out to be a bit of a blessing, since I got a chance to catch up with a journalist/writer that I know, who happened to be in attendance with her husband.
After watching these two films one night after the other, I couldn't help but think about some of the similarities between small specialty farmers and the DIY crafty movement. Both groups want to go against mainstream offerings, create things and offer alternatives. They want something with a personal stamp on it, something that they've grown/created themselves. They're going against the grain. Pretty interesting stuff.
