Food Forward
Documentary
How did something so fundamental as food, go so fundamentally wrong? Instead of nourishing us, what we eat and the way we produce it threaten the air we breathe, the water we drink and the dirt under our feet. And yet, too much 'food' television focuses on celebrity chefs and cooking competitions and not enough on where our food comes from and the impact it has on our planet, our country, our bodies, and our souls. Food Forward opens the door into a new world of possibility, where pioneers and visionaries are creating viable alternatives to the pressing social and environmental impacts of our industrial food system. Across the country, a vanguard of food rebels--farmers, chefs, fishermen, teachers, scientists, and entrepreneurs--are creating inspired, but practical solutions that are nourishing us and the planet. These are stories America needs to hear. This is Food Forward.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1Urban Agriculture Across America5 Apr 2012 · 25mLearn how the explosion of urban agriculture is revitalizing local economies and creating jobs.
- 2Go Fish!29 Aug 2014 · 25mSet sail with fishermen who make their living on the water while treading lightly upon it.
- 3The Meat of the Matter5 Sept 2014 · 25mMeet ranchers leading the red meat revolution by returning to traditional styles of raising cattle.
- 4Seeds of Change5 Sept 2014 · 25mMeet seed savers pursuing grassroots alternatives to GMOs and monocultures that dominate farmlands.
- 5SOS: Save Our Soil12 Sept 2014 · 25mExplore new frontiers that just might save our soil.
- 6Modern Milk12 Sept 2014 · 25mSee dairy farmers, cheese makers and creameries creating delicious alternatives to industrial milk.
- 7School Lunch Revival19 Sept 2014 · 25mSee how citizens are overhauling school lunch programs in Detroit, Houston and North Carolina.
- 8The Future of Food19 Sept 2014 · 25mMeet passionate farmers, chefs and hackers who are revamping the American food system.
- 9Food (Justice) for All26 Sept 2014 · 25mSee how the ways and means of America's small farmers are evolving.
- 10Quest for Water26 Sept 2014 · 25mDive into solutions that some water users are discovering to protect this most precious resource.
- 11Make Food, Not Waste3 Oct 2014 · 25mExplore the secret life of food scraps, landfills and the people who love them.
- 12Food on the Brain3 Oct 2014 · 25mExplore the disconnect between the belly and the brain and America's national eating disorder.
- 13Wild Food, I Think I Love You10 Oct 2014 · 25mSee how food is produced and what could we gain by rediscovering foraging as a source of food.
- 14The U.S. of Agriculture10 Oct 2014 · 25mFrom the Founding Farmers to the modern Farm Bill, what has 200 years of progress brought to the table? More food at lower prices for sure, but also food fights over the environment, hunger, nutrition, and waste.
Details
- First aired
- 5 Apr 2012
- Last aired
- 10 Oct 2014
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- PBS
- Episodes
- 14
