The filmmakers are so frustrated by the amount of food that north americans waste that they determine to eat only thrownout grub for six months. A food waste story, someone stumbles onto an extraordinary find. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. Aug 12, 2015 fareshare has begun to change attitudes to food waste in the uk retail sector, but mark varney, head of fareshares food department, says there is a long way to go. A food waste story the 2015 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Waste during food production and in supermarkets is represented in a number of ways. But our systemic obsession with expiry dates, perfect produce and portion sizes results in nearly 50% of it being thrown in the trash, this issue is having devastating consequences around the globe. Just eat it a 75minute documentary film about food waste and food rescue by peg leg films. Just eat it a food waste story by redeye collective. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash.
So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in. A food waste story 2014 is his second documentary and garnered him. With grant baldwin, jenny rustemeyer, dana gunders, jonathan bloom. Apr 24, 2015 d uring this week of earth day celebration and appreciation, id like to share the trailer of a movie, just eat ita food waste movie, below, that truly sheds the light on food wastage in usa.
Jen and grant dive into the chain of food waste from farm. Just eat it a food waste storys odyssey, at once humorous, horrifying, and hopeful, might have you looking differently at that little tupperware container youve forgotten about for weeks. Follows a vancouver couple as they decide to eat only rescued food for six months. Filmmaker grant baldwin investigates food waste from the farm to the fridge. Anthony bourdain just announced his next big film project, wasted.
Just eat it is a documentary about a couple living on dumped. Apr 22, 2015 download the today app for a daily dose of good news. A shocking look at our food obsessed society raises the issue of food waste, as activists try to survive by only eating discarded food for six months. Filmmakers and food lovers jen and grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. The just eat it documentary was a product of jen rustemeyer and grant balwins desire to bring awareness to food waste.
Featuring interviews with author, activist, and ted lecturer tristram stuart, food waste expert dana gunders, and acclaimed author jonathan bloom, just eat it looks at our systemic obsession with expiry dates, perfect produce and portion sizes, and reveals the core of this seemingly insignificant issue in a cinematic story that is both. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in north america, they pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only on discarded food. A food waste story, which is now available on demand online. On top of the consumer issues, is the widespread waste of the manufacturers, markets, etc. Apr 19, 2015 anthony bourdain just announced his next big film project, wasted. About the film just eat it is a 74minute documentary film about food waste and food rescue by peg leg films in partnership with british columbias knowledge network. A food waste story 2014 filmmaker grant baldwin investigates food waste from the farm to the fridge. A food waste story the film in the clean bin project, jen rustemeyer and grant baldwin attempted to produce zero waste in an examination of our throwaway society. Mar 31, 2015 filmmakers and food lovers jen and grant dive into the issue of.
They must only eat discarded food or what friends and family make. Filmmakers and food lovers, jen and grant dive into the issue of food waste from. Food waste or food loss is food that is wasted, lost or uneaten. In just eat it, filmmakers feast for 6 months on discarded food. A food waste story in a world of plenty, food is always available. For example, we see in a timelapse sequence how a pepper plant grows from a seed, and then the pepper, having been processed in the factory and transported to a store, as it lies rotting in a refrigerator. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of. Grant baldwin, also the films director, is four months into a sixmonth. Aug 16, 2016 just eat it a food waste story official trailer from grant baldwin on vimeo. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in th. Two filmmakers decide to eat nothing but discarded foods and find out the hows, whys, and whats of wasted produce in our food delivery.
Msnbc and was listed in the new york times top ten tv shows of 2015. Just eat it a 75minute documentary film about food waste and food rescue by. Filmmakers and food lovers jen and grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in north america, they pledge to quit grocery shopping cold turkey and survive only on foods that would otherwise be thrown away. A rare documentary that had me ready to be knees deep into a dumpster. Heres how to be smarter about shopping and cooking, while also cutting down on your food waste. Just eat it premieres on msnbc april 22nd at 10pm et. You can dumpster dive and cook up your findings at home just like the pros.
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Filmmakers and food lovers, jen and grant dive into the issue of food. They vow to stop buying groceries and for six months to survive exclusively on discarded food. Starting in 2015, organic waste from new york city restaurants will be. The selfconfessed food fans set out two simple rules. When 40% of the food being produced are not consumed but wasted, we earthlings should really ponder for ways to improve our ways of handling food in. Download or stream from your apple tv, roku, smart tv, computer or portable device. This is a worksheet with 10 fillintheblank questions that go along with the documentary, just eat it. A food waste story follows director grant baldwin and producer jen rustemeyer as the couple embarks on a sixmonth journey into the world of food waste. Whod have thought that a documentary about scavenging would serve up so much food porn. To watch this video with subtitles on your device, please download our app or. Apr 22, 2015 a new documentary on wasted food shows just how much of our groceries are ending up in the trash.
A food waste story filmmakers grant baldwin and jenny rustemeyer turn themselves into test subjects in this hugely entertaining study of americas culture of excess. Sprung from an idea to simply stop creating garbage, it presents a sobering look at. Oct 19, 2015 featuring interviews with author, activist, and ted lecturer tristram stuart, food waste expert dana gunders, and acclaimed author jonathan bloom, just eat it looks at our systemic obsession with. Filmmakers and food lovers, jen and grant dive into the issue of food waste from farm and retail, right. As a followup, they turn their eye to food waste from farm to fridge.