Part 3: Growing Our Food. Part Three of the From Farm to Fork: Experts on Our Food Supply series explains the sourcing of our food from local and national destinations. One expert shares her experience of growing up on a farm where her family grew all their own food, but states this is a way of life that is not practical for the everyday American who has a full-time career. By having national and global suppliers, we can select a variety of foods from all over the country and the world, where different foods need different climates, soils, and agricultural systems to grow. Although local farms are one option, regional, national, and global sources are necessary in order to meet the nutritional needs of the population. This segment includes interviews with experts Connie Weaver, PhD, of Purdue University; Roger Clemens, DrPH, of the University of Southern California; Aurora Saulo, PhD, of the University of Hawaii at Manoa; and Martha Roberts, PhD, of the University of Florida. For more information, please visit the International Food Information Council Web site at http://www.ific.org/.
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Scott and Carla Moore are young producers who live near Bartley Nebraska and are corn and soybean producers and raise some cattle. The operation has been in the Moore family for three generations and they continue to look for news ways to protect the environment and provide consumers with a safe food supply.
This film highlights the contributions of minority and immigrant rural and urban small farmers with commentary from leading scholars and food justice advocates. Main narrative provided by Dr. Gail P. Myers of Farms to Grow. This excerpt also features Maria Catalán, owner of Catalán Family Farm, Arthur Davis, owner of Ludwig Avenue Farm, Kurt Lucero, owner of Lucero Farm, and Sunny Shin, owner of Solano Mushroom Farm.