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Interview with Eric Holt-Giménez part 2 from East Bay Pictures on Vimeo.

this is a pretty long video (about twenty minutes) but it's well worth the watch. Eric Holt-Giménez breaks down the food industry and the way it is working in the united states and explains simply enough why it is not working. sadly there isn't too many documentaries i've been able to find dealing with the darker side of the food industry, but here are some that are definitely worth the watch.

the Future of Food - this was the documentary that essentially opened my eyes to this whole issue and got me thinking about it. it's completely amazing. it's from 2004 and focuses mainly on the agricultural part of the food industry. and it's on hulu so you can watch it for free. it is definitely worth the time.

Food Inc. - if you haven't seen it, you have to. i admit, it took me a while to actually go out and see this movie since i had already seen the Future of Food, but when i finally did i wished i had seen it sooner. it touched on everything, from the meat to the agricultural part of the industry and i found out more than i though i would.

the Botany of Desire - not one hundred percent about the food industry, but one segment mentions it. and it gives you a lot of food for thought about the plants we live beside every day. Michael Pollan picks out four of the most successful plants and shows how we are working for them just as hard as they're working for us. also, it's a PBS documentary so it is absolutely beautiful

if you know of any more, please let me know and happy viewing!