Local Food

[linagee]

I don't get the whole "local food movement". I think what people really want is accountable food. I want to know who grew it and when, so I can know how old it is, and if it's part of a bad batch or part of a farm land that uses something I don't want on my food (like pesticides.)

[sabloom13]

Could I know where else can I find the facts like 84% of the burger is water and there are 12 chemicals in the lettuce to get it just right? Because I need facts like these for my essay but this video can't be cited....:(

[communitywork]

Call the Capitol switchboard 202-224-3121 urge your Senators to support important provisions of Food&Energy Security Act (HR 2419/S.2302) especially the safebox, with no waivers, which sets aside $600 million of PL 480 Title II resources for development programs; amendments that provide additional funding for Food Stamps and for emergency food assistance (TEFAP)

[boojwahz]

i always support local food. local food kicks ass!!!

[Sammy0414]

You are an Idiot, Dont you think Fast Food companies have an agenda

[tawnyscrawnylions]

why is local food a liberal cause? the Community supported agriculture program I am in charge of takes place in a church.

[Jibbie49]

It is a liberal cause, since Republicans have allowed our jobs to be sent out of the country and local products have NOT been supported. I remember Ronald Reagan letting Farmers go broke in the 80's. We all need to support local food so we don't get poisoned from China.

[donh6]

what the hell was that

[nemovox]

hahahah XD

mc right²

HUAEHAUEHHUAEUHAE

[marjspiller]

very very good, from the Kent Countryside (pro farmer), England.

[SimonCuwell]

Yeah,I love it,grat job!

[undulcesueno07]

Puro FOODCITY and RANCHO MARKET jajajaja ...

[LatteLiberal]

God does not want us supporting liberal causes like local foods. The liberals will profit from this and use OUR money to fund THEIR agenda - porn, abortion, homosex, art, "science", veganism, satanism, womens/blacks rights, etc. Vote NO to sustainability laws. Vote YES to freedom of choice and GOD.

[KMRIA]

God is for liberals fool. People with balls don't need no god.

[amadpianist]

Ah balls, the best replacement for God I have heard suggested so far. Well done, sir. A genius.

[FuiSoyYsereUnGil]

hahahahahahaha

[lapislazuline]

Mc,right

[djpacifist]

haha i love this great job

[jakebass74]

i dont know about the fast food facts in this video but i do know that its good to support locally made anything. whether or not its healthier the money stays local and depending upon where you live you can get to know the people who make your food, which is always a plus. oh support local music as well!

[CombineWizard]

To a point, some of that stuff about chemical treatments is correct--more so in the artificial "ripening" of non-local fruits harvested green for better TRANSCONTINENTAL shipping. Gee, did I just say what? LOL!

Buy local produce, direct-marketed meats and where possible, even beans and grains.

KNOW your farmers!!!!

[amadpianist]

KNOW your farmers in the biblical sense?

[danieljm1234]

most fruit is like 90-95% water isnt it??

[bows3r213]

lol, i know that burger didn't go to waste, he ate that crap! XD

[chinesemusicDJ]

Don't forget about the mexicans that sell mangos and strawberries on streets! lol

[davidhddd]

We do not sell strawberries,

WE SELL ORANGES AND CORN!

[chinesemusicDJ]

Silly me how could I have forgotten the oranges!! Although I have never seen them sell corn o.O

[SubTitleBetter]

Umm.. Lots of edible and solid things are 90% of water. That's nothing new to me

[livvyluvsmuse]

humans! lol

[andres800papi]

mira beserro tienes hambre si quieres te doy de comer un golpe de mcdonal

[dhouser00]

Nice music! So eat beaver!

[ncommons]

Also... steak is 65% water, and cod 75%. 48% water isn't actually a bad thing... that is a low water content, actually, lol.

[tokemasterkong]

hold on, im going out for mcdonalds. That looked delicious

[junkie4vids]

Like idiots, the U.S. now subsidizes corn and biofuel crops in the amount of $7 billion. As a result, crops for ethanol are grown rather than crops for food, which is why prices for groceries like milk, bread and meat are skyrocketing. Local food? Now we import crap food products from China that contain plastic pellets and "filler". We import because the U.S. grows biofuel rather than food crops...thanks to the unproven theory that humanity causes global warming.

[ncommons]

lol, 90% certainty... I would not really call that unproven.

[ncommons]

Also, ethanol isn't mainly because of global warming... it is still carbon based, and will still release CO2. If I recall, the main reason to use ethanol as fuel is to alleviate our dependence on foreign oil.

[ncommons]

Besides, theories are never really "proven." They are supported by evidence, and the more evidence that supports them, the more viable they are considered.

There is a ton of evidence supporting global warming. If you think otherwise you probably have not read the reports and/or are being influenced by propaganda... (hey, it happens, lol).

[Lockboard]

2 things that would have made the video better:

-Don't use shitty quality. You can have an "old" look without downgrading the quality that much.

-A stronger, more determined voice.

[catrinlewis]

Well, rock-chalk-Jayhawk! And yeah, local food is best if you can get it.

But obviously you didn't learn to spell on Mount Oread. "Dramanization"? "Farmers's Market"? Really!

[Skatachick12]

WOW that interesting....

[hallbe]

YUM! Sounds Delish!

[ethuhmastuh]

timmy is a bit of a tard, but...yeah. I don't eat at fast food burger joints anyways, unless I'm forced to.

[YdocNameloc]

Around here local food is way too expensive. I couldn't afford to eat locally grown stuff even if I gave a rat's ass.

[coldhitz]

Not so long ago, about 45 years, all food was grown in the same region where it was consumed. If you think imported oil is socially devistating, wait until imported food takes over. It has only started to have a mild effect on food prices in the past 2 years. Starting your own garden is the loudest protest. Nourish the soil, and the food will nourish you. Have a great meal.

[Homeworkboy2]

Support local foods

[petrieds10]

there's nothing about supporting the local brew. good video.

[kuftarak19]

buy local and certified organic!

[TellTheWorldAStory]

Well, I guess it is a wholesome enough message. Shame so many farmers are tied up growing wheat to make ethanol to harm the environment.

[jonathonleerybigguns]

haha it said dramanization LOL

[communitywork]

There are great farmers' markets in Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard and Portland Maine!

[YCmassacreSTUDIOS]

My Country has no local food... I stay in SG... hahas... They serve all type of food...

[Drakensoul]

LoL reminds me of the old masturbation videos from like 1940. I especially like the end: "Support your wholesome AMERICAN food." Well, he was already doing that eating food from across the country :x And as far as taste goes, it's subjective; if one prefers 40% water fast-food burgers then you can't tell him that he has made the wrong taste choice.

[Ashleesoul]

lmaooooo

[n0tepad]

haha! pwnage on the count of literacy.

[monkeyattackedmyass]

this is a "political PSA" with a message, which is fine, but it's not a "short film"

[justme666noangel]

It's not only in US, it's all around the world

[Djronan1]

Buy local and certified organic!

[Saohesc]

Don't ask "why eat local food?" but rather, "Why have my food shipped to me from hundreds of miles away, from another state, from another country, when it can all be grown just outside of my town?"

[ncommons]

Because... especially where I live, in New England... you have to cut down a lot of forests to support the population. This isn't the only place where it is true either. Since the end of widespread local farming, forests have regrown in many places across the country. To grow all out food locally, we'd have to cut them down again.

Growing food in New England is also very possible, but very difficult. The soil is mostly clay and full of rocks... far from ideal.

[communitywork]

I tried to raise some garden veggies in our backyard in OldOrchardB, got good tomatoes but bokchoy, beans & eggplant didn't do well, but I'm not discouraged by the acid soil in New England, I have faith by persevering with composting, I can start with something organic. When oil runs out, we have to bring back 50million US residents back to non-chemical farming skills, from the present 1 million accustomed to corporate farming.

[ncommons]

I've been growing food in my yard for 12 years... it tends not to go so well, lol. Larger farms do more work on the soil and get better yields, but they also mostly grow fruit (which is more easily possible in New England). Like I said though... it is very possible, but it is also a ton of work.

[ncommons]

Hopefully we will have switched to alternative energy sources by the time oil runs out. The main thing that scares me is that it is not moving nearly fast enough, and oil prices are going to skyrocket very soon (they are already increasing a lot).

[ncommons]

And what if there is a local food shortage one year in a fully buy-local system?

That said, I do like organic food... it tastes a lot better, at least. I am not against buying stuff from farmer's markets. However, I think the expectation that everything should be bought locally and that is where all the food should be grown is unreasonable.

[cheencheenvideo]

I think there just needs to be a reasonable compromise. I live in Michigan, U.S.A., where there are apple orchards all around me. I go to the store and I see apples grown in NEW ZEALAND! What the fuck??? How is that even PROFITABLE? So I think the point is, eat local when it's possible and reasonable. And it's NOT reasonable to be shipping food halfway across the world to people who already have it.

[PartRadio]

I eat at my local Wendy's a lot. Sometimes I ask them to put local chemicals in my lettuce. And, if I'm feeling especially prideful and arrogant, I'll make sure it's all cooked by a local worker! Support your local deliciousness!

[Saohesc]

PartRadio, You make it seem as though you don't understand the point behind eating locally grown foods. If you make the food "here" (wherever you are), then you don't have to spend energy shipping it "here" from "there." And considering how easy it is to grow enough food in most parts of the United States, perhaps excluding parts of Nevada, other parts in the South West, and Hawaii... It's a wonder that gas is wasted to ship food into those fertile areas?

[gu88766]

its sardonic. kind of like sarcastic but more... poignant.

[gu88766]

LMAO @ local workers

[kelliejellie]

this is a cute movie, it has a good message

[shinramaster]

You can get bacon from any animal, ever heard of turkey bacon? Its made from turkey..

Ive heard of deer bacon and buffalo or bison bacon.

[sifigrasshopper]

Yes ive heard of turkey bacon ive seen it at the super market here

[MrFi5ter]

I shop at the Farmer's Market in Plano, TX because the prices are so much better for comparable-quality produce than at the grocery store. There is also an awesome butcher shop next door that sells buffalo and elk for much less than comparably lean beef.

[andrewcorwinlee]

The song in the background is the theme from Leave It To Beaver. :)

Yep that's all I have to say.

[plumpspork]

great message

[italndiva]

I am Vegan so I just buy at a local Whole Foods. Organic. I will probably get E coli! You can't win. Though I feel better not eating animals.

[SirManNGedition]

im glad i live in the great plains, that means bison are local bacon

[Downstryke]

Since when do you get pork products from bison?

Seriously, organic beef and dairy cattle are organic grass-fed, with no steroids, drugs, or antibiotics, just like bison originally lived.

[warrentur]

well at the point of sale you can ask the farmer what chemicals he used or didn't use. fast food is a poor choice-high calories low nutrient value. fast food is tasteless esp when you actually cook your own food.

organic meat is everywhere-yes even in LA. google it

[CalabusDabus]

... I buy fast food because A) it tastes good (most of the time) B) I don't have to cook it. C) Its cheaper than my "local food market" oh wait I don't have one.

[gabbyproduction]

haha :)

[kuskuspalo]

they don't sell meat at the farmer's market. so unless ur vegan, where will u find local meat in l.a.? and good luck doing that if you live in new york.

[uce85]

good video

[nard3456]

who cares it tastes the same as the real thing

[dimebaglvson]

i agree with ncommons. still a good video

[cottoneyedjoe1992]

very nice

[snowsock]

4th rate and 12th comment on featured vid!!!

sweet btw...

[MrPillowFoot]

That's awsome!

[ncommons]

My bad, I marked the spam as spam... did I accidently mark yours as well?

[jabazzy]

Is that the repercussions of commenting first, you get spam? I actually thought I got an Email that was worth opening. Thanks for nothing :S

[ncommons]

The problem I have is the fact that you would almost certainly need to cut down a whole ton of forests to restore local growing in many regions. Why not solve the problems with the current system rather than offer local farming as the only alternative?

[communitywork]

There are certain farming systems in my tropicl country, the Philippines called permaculture, where small scale farming of starchy grains, veggies and poultry is done under a canopy of commercial fruit and palm trees, the systems are kinda closed in nutrient and water cycles, can sustain a family of 5 on a half acre. There are permaculture practitioners in the US, I'm not sure if their systems can be scaled up for mass production.

[ncommons]

That actually sounds like it would be a pretty effective growing method. Especially if people start growing in their yards... because right now, the biggest yard crop is grass, lol (food is definitely much more useful than grass). Imagine how cool it would look too, yards of orchards, heh.

I don't think that would be hard to mass produce. You just scale it up, and maybe make some tweaks that make the task easier/more possible.

[cheencheenvideo]

I'm from the U.S. and I visited Japan recently. I was amazed at their smart, sensible, efficient use of land... There are virtually no lawns or empty lots - they are all local gardens! There are flowers and vegetables growing everywhere - in yards, in pots, in community spaces. So it is possible.

[ncommons]

I don't know, look at New England 100-150 years ago... there were no forests at all. The forests have regrown because food no longer needs to be grown there. That is also when there were a great deal fewer people in the region.

I am not wholly against organic, local foods at all. I definitely think they taste better, and are more sustainable.

[ncommons]

You know what the biggest benefit of local foods is? The return of widespread deforestation in regions such as New England.

[jabazzy]

haha the dramatization. We're all pumped with dirty chemicals.