Entry #7

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 Amazon.com: Fresh : John Ikerd, David ...

After watching Fresh, I honestly started thinking way more about where my food actually comes from. Like yeah, I knew processed food wasn’t great, but I didn’t realize how deep the system goes how messed up it is for farmers, animals, and even the environment. I hadn’t really questioned it much before, but this film definitely got me thinking.the arugula files: Movies and Music

The purpose of Fresh seems to be to wake people up to show that our food system is broken, but that there are also better ways to do things. It’s trying to inspire change, not just depress people. The audience feels like regular folks who might not know all this stuff but would care if they did people like us, basically. The tone is serious but hopeful, which I liked. It’s not just doom and gloom it shows farmers and communities doing things right, which makes you feel like change is possible. One part that stood out to me was seeing how big food companies have so much control, and how hard it is for small farmers to survive. That was frustrating but also eye opening.

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This film made me think about all the times I’ve just grabbed food without thinking twice. It made me feel a little guilty, but also motivated to do better. Like, maybe shop local more or just be more aware of what I’m eating. I think Fresh is a really important film. It absolutely matters because it exposes stuff that a lot of people don’t know about or choose to ignore. It’s easier not to think about it, sure, but that doesn’t make it better. If we don’t care, nothing will change, and the problems will just keep growing. So yeah, we should care. It affects our health, our planet, and the people who grow our food.


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