Waubonsee Community College

California and the American dream, narrated by Linda Hunt ; produced by Emiko Omori and Jed Riffe ; directed by Emiko Omori

eng

videorecording

California and the American dream

947110451

narrated by Linda Hunt ; produced by Emiko Omori and Jed Riffe ; directed by Emiko Omori

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California -- always a fascinating marriage of opposite extremes -- is at a cross-roads in agriculture. Many Californians are struggling to fend off overdevelopment and the loss of farming lands and traditions while embracing innovative visions of agricultural sustainability. At the same time, California is where fast food was born and a center of the biotechnology industry and large corporate agribusiness. The debates raging in California over issues of food, agriculture, and sustainability have profound implications for all of America, especially in a world where scarcity is the norm and many natural resources are diminishing. This fascinating documentary explores the intersection of food and politics in California over the last 30 years. It illuminates the complex forces struggling for control of the future of California's agriculture, and provides provocative commentary by a wide array of eloquent farmers, prominent chefs, and noted authors and scientists

adult

live action

Ripe for change