'Ingredients' Looks at Local Food Movements

Do you care about where your food comes from? Are you not sure but want to know more? Then, a film that takes a look at the crisis-like situation our industrialized food system is currently facing and how local farmers and chefs are serving as the unlikely heroes in a reverse course.

"The Town of Morristown’s Office of Sustainability welcomes the opportunity, through our involvement in the Sustainable Morristown coalition, to participate in these types of collaborative educational programs," said Paul Miller, of Sustainable Morristown. "They provide an opportunity to help inform and support our residents, schools and businesses desire to do their part in enabling more sustainable lifestyles. The food choices we each make translates into one of the biggest impacts we have on the economic, environmental and social well-being of our community and planet. The Ingredients film should inspire us with stories of success from around the country that we can look to replicate here in our own community."

The press release is below.

The eye-opening and informative film, Ingredients, will be shown on Wednesday, July 18th at 6:30 PM at Unity Charter School located at 1 Evergreen Place in [Morris Township.] The film documents the current state of crisis the industrialized food industry has created in the U.S and around the world, and highlights the unlikely heroes leading us back to a healthier, more sustainable food system – the local farmers and chefs. 

As the trailer proclaims at http://ingredientsfilm.com/, “There is no culture in the world that spends less on food and more on healthcare than the United States. ... It is a painfully obvious truth. You can pay the doctor or you can pay the farmer.”  The food system is broken and needs to be fixed.

“Shipped from ever-greater distances, we have literally lost sight of where our food comes from and in the process we've lost a vital connection to our local community and to our health. Ingredients illustrates how people around the country are working to revitalize that connection.”

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the food you eat and how you can join the local food movement taking the country by storm.  The evening is hosted by Sustainable Morristown and CommunityEarth.  There will be a discussion after the movie where viewers can get more information on the local farm movement here in New Jersey and have all their questions answered.

Sustainable Morristown is a coalition of like-minded institutions, organizations, businesses and individuals of all ages committed to working together to ensure the economic, environmental and social well-being ofMorristown to the benefit of current residents and visitors as well as future generations.  Learn more about them at www.sustainablemorristown.org.

Communityearth is a non-profit organization located in Morristown whose mission is to raise awareness, educate and inspire people to create a sustainable world.  Communityearth is passionate about bringing people together to make a difference in fun and creative ways.  Learn more about them at www.communityearth.net.

Unity Charter School is a tuition free public school. The mission of Unity is to teach the importance of protecting and improving the environment by educating our students on the principles of sustainability, ecology and diversity in a way that celebrates and honors the planet and all its inhabitants. Learn more about them at www.unitycharterschool.org.