FOOD, Inc - anyone watched it?

[Ioansgirl]

I show this video in one of my college courses and ask my students to write a paper on it. I think it is a very eye opening film. In our family we haven't changed every thing, we still go out to eat sometimes. But I do only buy grass fed beef and try to buy organic chicken. Our supermarket has a great natural section.

 

[tzolkin]

I hadn't heard of this until now, but I will definitely be adding it to my Netflix que! I agree with a pp that documentary's should be taken with a grain of salt, but it still sounds really interesting.
For those of you who now avoid the grocery store for meat, where do you buy it? All of the organic and grass fed meat around here is expensive!!
We have friends who buy whole cow's from a butcher and split with another family, but I don't think it's organic.
Is there a way to buy better meat AND save money?

There's a Michael Pollan film "The Botany of Desire" that is also available to watch instantly on Netflix. It's a very interesting look at the relationship between humans and plants throughout history.


I don't know if there is a way to buy better meat and save money other than to just buy less of it. I mentioned in an earlier post that we raise most of our own meat. Most people think it's nice to have "free" meat, but it actually winds up costing several dollars per pound. Since I can buy beef, pork, and chicken in the store for $1.99 if I watch the sales, it's more expensive to raise your own.