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Recently, D and I had a chance to attend a screening of FRESH on campus. This documentary covers issues such as sustainable agriculture, the problems with industrial agriculture, and the movement to return to small-scale farming. An interesting aspect of this film was a discussion of urban agriculture, focusing on the work of Will Allen, owner of a 3-acre farm in Milwaukee and founder of Growing Power, a non-profit that helps inform and train people in urban farming techniques. Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food and Joel Salatin, owner of pasture-based Polyface Farms, are also prominent figures in this documentary. Overall, another excellent film that delves into where our food comes from and the role sustainable agricultural techniques could play to help improve the welfare of farm animals and the nutritional content of our foods.
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