In Organic We Trust

Product Description In Organic We Trust is an eye-opening documentary that reveals the true meaning of organic. When corporations went into the business and organic became a brand, the philosophy and the label grew apart. But there's hope for organic and for us! Director Kip Pastor looks beyond the label and unearths inspiring solutions for our health and environmental problems. Individual citizens and communities are taking matters into their own hands, and change is coming from the soil up. Review In Organic We Trust Food Documentary Earns this Skeptics Approval I m pretty skeptical when there s a new food documentary that hits the scene. I ve been scared in to or out of so many things because of this genre. Since Morgan Spurlock first freaked us all out with Super Size Me, or once the revolution rose up with viewings of Forks Over Knives, I ve learned to take all these films with a grain of salt and consider the source. Today, a new food-doc film is being released to the masses. I got an early screening of In Organic We Trust, and reluctantly agreed to watch it and review. I expected another film assuring me of the horrific dangers of pesticides from the mouth of one hippie farmer and/or some suited lobbyist swearing that those darn hippies are out of their mind, there s no need for organics, pesticides won t hurt you. About 10 minutes into the film I was impressed, engaged, and intrigued. In Organic We Trust was on to something. Director and producer Kip Pastor is like most of us trying to eat organic because it s better for us. Right? This was his first of many good questions that kicked the film off. Pastor spent a large portion of the film questioning farmers and advocates for and against organics, questions like, what is organic? Is it better for you? Is it just a marketing ploy? . He got really good answers and not blind faith answers. Also, many organic farmers proved to be a great source as they didn t tout the label organic as the end-all be-all to a healthy life. Pastor had some great sources. As a food doc skeptic, I loved this. Pastor investigated the Certified Organic label and gave me great lunch table conversation. Immediately my eyes were opened to what it takes to get that label and I was eager to share with the next person who d listen. Did you know...? Bottom line, that label technically means my food is organic, but it doesn t me