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King Corn Filmmaker Resolves to Give up Meat From Factory Farms

Posted Jan 7th 2009 9:59AM by Marisa McClellan
Filed under: Farming, Meat, Celebrities, Organic

King Corn filmmaker Curt Ellis announced on Civil Eats on Monday that his resolution for 2009 is to give up factory raised meats and only consume "animal products from humane, sustainable family farms." He's doing this because of the inherent issues of health and humanity having to do with confinement-raised meats. This is a fairly simple, if expensive, goal if he were only eating at home. However, it becomes far more challenging when he adds restaurant eating in the equation.

In order to handle the protein issue at restaurants, Ellis is printing up cards impressed with the message you see above. He will leave it by his plate, in the hopes that he will be able to inspire some restaurants to consider the quality of the meat they serve.

Head over to Civil Eats and read his entire resolution post, it lays out the reasoning behind this choice far more eloquently and compellingly than I've just done. Then come back over here and tell us what you think!

Politics of the Plate: How sweet it isn't

Posted Sep 8th 2008 3:00PM by AOL Food Editor
Filed under: On the Blogs, America, Health & Medical, Food News

Gourmet's Barry Estabrook finds that the latest nutritional studies are at odds with what some manufacturers' campaigns might have us believe. The following is an excerpt of his findings published on Gourmet.com.

Nothing spoils a good marketing campaign as surely as solid, scientific facts. So I imagine the folks over at the Corn Refiners' Association-who have recently spent a fortune on PR and advertising to convince "moms and healthcare professionals" that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) was no better or worse for us nutritionally than sweeteners such as table sugar and honey-were shocked when they opened the latest issue of the Journal of Nutrition.

It contains a paper by a group of researchers at the University of Texas who report that fructose, the primary sugar in HFCS (which finds its way into just about every non-diet soft drink sold), made subjects of a study fatter than glucose, another sugar.

"Our study shows for the first time the surprising speed with which humans make body fat from fructose," said Elizabeth Parks of the Southwestern Medical Center.

It also may explain why the current obesity epidemic in this country dates back to 1980, the year HFCS entered our diet. Starting from zero, Americans now gulp an average of 66 pounds of the stuff each year.

And it shows.

The story continues at Gourmet.com: Politics of the Plate: How Sweet It Isn't

King Corn on PBS

Posted Apr 15th 2008 2:05PM by Marisa McClellan
Filed under: Farming, Television/Film

screenshot of the King Corn webpage on PBS.com

I've written about King Corn before, both when it first was being screened around the country and then when AOL Video made a 20 minute clip of it available for viewing. I am happy to say that now you can watch it in the comfort of your own home, on PBS. You'll have to check your local listings for specific airing information, as that changes depending on markets. In some locales, you'll be able to watch it tonight, here in Philly it won't be on until Friday night at 11 pm (an unfortunate time). Whenever it's on, set your DVRs or VCRs (my parents still use one and there's nothing wrong with that) and make sure you catch it.

Catch a clip of King Corn

Posted Mar 28th 2008 11:04AM by Marisa McClellan
Filed under: Vegetables, Television/Film, High-fructose corn syrup, Sugar

Remember back in October when I posted about the independent movie, King Corn? The movie wasn't in wide release when we first mentioned it, and so a number of you expressed interest in seeing it, but weren't able to find a screening anywhere. It's gotten wider distribution over the last six months, but for those of you who haven't been able to find the time or place to see it, I've got partially good news for you. A twenty minute clip of the film is now available on AOL video site, which means that I can embed that chunk of the movie here, for your viewing pleasure.

Foodie Films: King Corn

Posted Oct 12th 2007 9:36PM by Marisa McClellan
Filed under: Grains, Television/Film, Raves & Reviews

Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis sitting on a pick up truck in their corn

It all started pretty simply. Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, interested in food production in this country, cast their eyes on corn growing in Iowa. They head for Greene, Iowa, a town from which they both happen to descend. They lease an acre of land from a local farmer and plant their corn. They stay with their crop, all the while doing research into cattle feed lots, the production of high fructose corn syrup, the diabetes epidemic in this country and the ways in which agriculture reform in the seventies set us up for the farming situation that we currently face.

If you are interested in food production in America, King Corn is a film to see. It is honest and fairly free from schtick. It presents the issues clearly, gives the experts opportunities to talk and makes me want to steer clear of most commercial brands of foods (since everything seems to contain high fructose corn syrup these days).

The film opened in New York today and will be showing across the country throughout the fall. For all the dates and cities, click here. The YouTube trailer is inserted after the jump for those of you who'd like to give it a gander.

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King Corn Filmmaker Resolves to Give up Meat From Factory Farms

Politics of the Plate: How sweet it isn't

King Corn on PBS

Catch a clip of King Corn

Foodie Films: King Corn

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