Archive for the ‘press’ Category

Posted on August 9, 2010 - by JamieYuenger

Akamai Backyard: Hawaiian common sense

I  was recently contacted by a group called Akamai Backyard. They tell their incredible story on their website.

These kids totally inspire me! Are you doing something similar to this? What do you think about Akamai? Do you have any questions for them?

To learn more about this 7th grade group of wondrous kids, go to www.akamaibackyard.com.

Posted on June 4, 2009 - by ana

MPR: A great harvest of food movies screening in Minneapolis

FRESH was featured along with Birchwood Cafe in Minneapolis in a great piece by Minnesota Public Radio!

Hundreds of people are expected tonight and tomorrow at Minneapolis screenings of a new movie called “Fresh.” It’s the first of a string of movies due for release this summer about food, and the debate over its place in our lives.

Read the rest below the fold, or on the Minnesota Public Radio website.

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Posted on May 29, 2009 - by ana

Ana Joanes Interviewed on Huffington Post

Ana Joanes was interviewed by Kerry Truman, Co-Founder of EatingLiberally.org on the Huffington Post recently.

The front yard farming phenomenon is so hot now that People magazine recently did a story on it, “From Lawn to Lunch.” But when Michelle Obama tore up a patch of the White House lawn to plant a kitchen garden, she inadvertently fertilized another growing movement: a flourishing Agribiz campaign to portray kitchen gardeners and ‘good food movement’ advocates as dangerous zealots out to shove fresh, untainted, ie. aggressively wholesome foods down America’s collective throat and force us all to grow our own veggies–all without benefit of pesticides or chemicals.

Read the rest at Huffington Post or scroll down to read the whole interview here.

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Posted on May 25, 2009 - by ana

FireDogLake Movie Night Presents: FRESH

Ana Joanes chatted with FireDogLake readers & writers about the making of FRESH, what it means to her as a soon-to-be-mother and what we all can do to change the way America eats!  A few excerpts from the lively discussion are below, or click here to read the comments in full.

“I appreciated the emphasis on biodiversity and the discussion of the negative impact of monocultured plants and animals in Fresh..but I REALLY loved all the characters!”

“I hope all our readers interested in environmental and food issues take the time to watch it. It’s a great conversation starter on so many of the problems we face — and so many of the things that need to be tackled on a much larger scale, including the political influence involved in all of these things that makes change so difficult to achieve.
Thanks for the enormous amount of hard work that must have gone into this film.”

Full post & discussion can be read here.

Posted on May 22, 2009 - by ana

Ana Joanes on Underground Wellness Radio

Ana Joanes was interviewed by Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness Radio

Do you THINK about what your eat? If not, this movie will make you think twice about what you put in your mouth and where it comes from. Ana Sofia Joanes, director of Fresh, has made one of the most important movies I have seen in some time. Her film chronicles where our food comes from, how it affects our environment, animal life, and economy. She also features several well-know stars of sustainable agriculture including Michael Pollan, Will Allen, and Joel Salatin. (more…)

Posted on May 22, 2009 - by ana

Ana Joanes on Huffington Post: New Thinking on What We're Eating

Ana Joanes writes on Huffington Post about giving birth to FRESH and the coming birth of her first child.  Here’s what she writes:

I’m six-months pregnant. And about to give birth to a movie, Fresh (I think the proper term is release.) I’m ready to let this baby out into the world, but I’m not so sure I’m ready for the other, the crying-pampers-changing- 24/7-for-the-next-20-years baby.

Making a movie might or might not be a good preparation for motherhood (filmmakers out there: comments, thoughts?) but Fresh sure changed the way I feed myself during pregnancy and how I’ll feed my baby. It’s changed the way I approach life.

Read the rest at Huffington Post, or go below the fold to read the whole piece here. (more…)

Posted on May 1, 2009 - by ana

Swine Flu & Industrial Hog Confinement Operations

Pigs pigs pigs . . .  and more pigs.  Joel Salatin (Polyface Farms), in an email about the swine flu outbreak, wrote “I guess you saw where Smithfield has a 950,000 confinement hog operation in the locality at the epicenter of the outbreak.  Strange coincidence.”  Reminded me what Russ Kremer said… “When you concentrate a lot of biological organisms, whether it be rats, kids or pigs, you’re going to have problems…” (video here)

But the media is not even discussing any potential link . . . so check this “alternative” article by William Engdahl:
Flying Pigs, Tamiflu, and Factory Farms