A New Perspective for Food
Josh Gaik
Issue date: 11/17/09 Section: News
In the past year, Benedictine has renewed its commitment to the environment creating an encompassing program to create a sustainable university. On Monday, Nov. 23, in the Krasa Presentation Room at 7 p.m., there will be a showing of the film, "Food Inc." This presentation is a part of the bigger plan, "Years for the Environment" to make students aware of the environment around them.
The film is by Michael Pollan, who has done work on investigating the quality of food that is in markets and restaurants today. Pollan is also the author of "Omnivore's Dilemma," which was part of the program for BU's environmental movement and summer reading program.
This book goes into great detail about the downfalls of capitalism in the food industry and the impact it is having on society. He goes to the conventional American farms and food processing plants to look at their operations and discusses their problems. It also goes into detail of some of the possible solutions for true sustainable agriculture, and discusses the visits that he made to those institutions.
In "Food Inc.," he covers the main points that were in the book "Omnivore's Dilemma" with the intent to raise awareness and educate the public in making better choices about the food they consume.
The goal of showing this video is to make the BU community aware of the effects that the food system in America is having on the environment. With making the students aware of some of the alarming statistics, such as how much fuel it takes to transport food and the amount of energy that food production consumes, there are hopes it will change how BU thinks about food. It is aimed to alert the community on how wasting food is problematic and detrimental to the environment.
This fits into the larger theme of educating the BU community about food and water issues this year. The lessons taught this year are the second installment of the three year environmental plan, with last year's being focused on climate change. There is also a goal to educate people about the chemical effects that correlate with the food industry too. Everyone is invited to the showing of this video.
Dr. Jean- Marie Kauth, one of the coordinators for the environmental movement, said "It is a great idea for people to question their everyday activities and the impact they have on the environment."
The film is by Michael Pollan, who has done work on investigating the quality of food that is in markets and restaurants today. Pollan is also the author of "Omnivore's Dilemma," which was part of the program for BU's environmental movement and summer reading program.
This book goes into great detail about the downfalls of capitalism in the food industry and the impact it is having on society. He goes to the conventional American farms and food processing plants to look at their operations and discusses their problems. It also goes into detail of some of the possible solutions for true sustainable agriculture, and discusses the visits that he made to those institutions.
In "Food Inc.," he covers the main points that were in the book "Omnivore's Dilemma" with the intent to raise awareness and educate the public in making better choices about the food they consume.
The goal of showing this video is to make the BU community aware of the effects that the food system in America is having on the environment. With making the students aware of some of the alarming statistics, such as how much fuel it takes to transport food and the amount of energy that food production consumes, there are hopes it will change how BU thinks about food. It is aimed to alert the community on how wasting food is problematic and detrimental to the environment.
This fits into the larger theme of educating the BU community about food and water issues this year. The lessons taught this year are the second installment of the three year environmental plan, with last year's being focused on climate change. There is also a goal to educate people about the chemical effects that correlate with the food industry too. Everyone is invited to the showing of this video.
Dr. Jean- Marie Kauth, one of the coordinators for the environmental movement, said "It is a great idea for people to question their everyday activities and the impact they have on the environment."
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