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Food System Quotes

Local and regional food systems are about opportunity Picture Quote #1

The mechanical food system externalizes a lot of costs like obesity or Type 2 diabetes Picture Quote #1

I work very hard on finding good characters who can explain things to me, and I use them to help tell the story. I organize my pieces not just around people but around animals and plants, energy flows, the path that carbon takes through the food system Picture Quote #1

The industrial food system is so cruel and so horrific in its treatment of animals. It never asks the question: Should a pig be allowed to express its pig-ness? Picture Quote #1

The American political system is like fast food - mushy, insipid, made out of disgusting parts of things and everybody wants some Picture Quote #1

The food system is not a free market. In this country, we impose reasonably high standards of animal welfare - but we haven’t applied the same standards to food we import, so all we’re really doing is exporting cruelty from Britain elsewhere, and at the same time undermining our farmers Picture Quote #1

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Even if you don’t eat at a fast food restaurant, you’re now eating food that’s produced by this system Picture Quote #1

Socialism, when the last word is said, is merely a new economic and political system whereby more men can get food to eat Picture Quote #1

The shorter the chain between raw food and fork, the fresher it is and the more transparent the system is Picture Quote #1

I had the realization that hunger is not caused by scarcity of food, it is caused by the production system and an absence of democracy throughout the world Picture Quote #1

We also call for a healthy food system that prioritizes sustainable healthy local food production Picture Quote #1

The food system is a very complex beast. There are people who are going to get their food at Wal-Mart or at Safeway; they’re not going to the farmers’ market. Those people need choices too Picture Quote #1

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We can produce more per acre on a fifth of the fuel as the industrial food system Picture Quote #1

Students can do experiments and investigate for themselves what’s going on in restaurants, in our food system, and begin a process of learning Picture Quote #1

Whenever you have war, you often have more deaths because the medical system and the food system breaks down, than you have directly through violence Picture Quote #1

If you send it halfway around the world before it is eaten, an organic food still may be ‘good’ for the consumer, but is it ‘good’ for the food system? Picture Quote #1

If you’re going to change the food system, there is a lot that you, the consumer, can do on your own; but in the end, it will be very important to make changes at the national level Picture Quote #1

I think the biggest impediment to fixing the food system in the United States is that we expect food to be cheap. We want to by other things with our money. We’re so disconnected from agriculture - from the culture in agriculture Picture Quote #1

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When you actually integrate the health savings from an improved food system, eliminating food deserts, ensuring that everyone can afford a healthy diet, that you don’t have to be sort of a person of substantial means in order to have access to healthy food, there are remarkable health improvements Picture Quote #1

One thing I’ll tell you is the food in Sacramento is off the charts. You’ve got good Asian food, the farm system where everything is natural, which I believe in. I like organic Picture Quote #1

Essentially, we have a system where wealthy farmers feed the poor crap and poor farmers feed the wealthy high-quality food Picture Quote #1

I’m very hopeful that we’ll see some change in our food system. I don’t know how far we’ll go, or how quickly we’ll get there, but there is no question that a significant percentage of the American public is dissatisfied with the food system Picture Quote #1

I find that there are a lot of similarities between French and Japanese food. I think they’re two countries that have really systemized their cuisine and codified it Picture Quote #1

Voices of Transition educates, opens minds to new possibilities and presents a new vision of how our food system could be. As a historic transition unfolds, this film is a very powerful tool Picture Quote #1

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The American fast food diet and the meat eating habits of the wealthy around the world support a world food system that diverts food resources from the hungry. A diet higher in whole grains and legumes and lower in beef and other meat is not just healthier for ourselves but also contributes to changing the world system that feeds some people and leaves others hungry Picture Quote #1

I love Chinese food, like steamed dim sum, and I can have noodles morning, noon and night, hot or cold. I like food that’s very simple on the digestive system - I tend to keep it light. I love Japanese food too - sushi, sashimi and miso soup Picture Quote #1

We must occupy the food system to create food democracy Picture Quote #1

Nobody trusts the industrial food system to give them good food Picture Quote #1

I have been vegetarian for twelve years. And I have never been seriously ill. Vegetarian food strengthens the immune system. I think that meat makes you sick Picture Quote #1

What we eat has changed more in the last 40 years than in the previous 40,000. The survival of the current food system depends upon widespread ignorance of how it really operates Picture Quote #1

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Local and regional food systems are about opportunity (Food System Quotes) The mechanical food system externalizes a lot of costs like obesity or Type 2 diabetes (Food System Quotes) I work very hard on finding good characters who can explain things to me, and I use them to help tell the story. I organize my pieces not just around people but around animals and plants, energy flows, the path that carbon takes through the food system (Food System Quotes) The industrial food system is so cruel and so horrific in its treatment of animals. It never asks the question: Should a pig be allowed to express its pig-ness? (Food System Quotes) The American political system is like fast food - mushy, insipid, made out of disgusting parts of things and everybody wants some. (Food System Quotes) The food system is not a free market. In this country, we impose reasonably high standards of animal welfare - but we haven’t applied the same standards to food we import, so all we’re really doing is exporting cruelty from Britain elsewhere, and at the same time undermining our farmers. (Food System Quotes) Even if you don’t eat at a fast food restaurant, you’re now eating food that’s produced by this system. (Food System Quotes) Socialism, when the last word is said, is merely a new economic and political system whereby more men can get food to eat. (Food System Quotes) The shorter the chain between raw food and fork, the fresher it is and the more transparent the system is. (Food System Quotes) I had the realization that hunger is not caused by scarcity of food, it is caused by the production system and an absence of democracy throughout the world. (Food System Quotes) We also call for a healthy food system that prioritizes sustainable healthy local food production (Food System Quotes) The food system is a very complex beast. There are people who are going to get their food at Wal-Mart or at Safeway; they’re not going to the farmers’ market. Those people need choices too (Food System Quotes) We can produce more per acre on a fifth of the fuel as the industrial food system (Food System Quotes) Students can do experiments and investigate for themselves what’s going on in restaurants, in our food system, and begin a process of learning. (Food System Quotes) Whenever you have war, you often have more deaths because the medical system and the food system breaks down, than you have directly through violence. (Food System Quotes) If you send it halfway around the world before it is eaten, an organic food still may be ‘good’ for the consumer, but is it ‘good’ for the food system? (Food System Quotes) If you’re going to change the food system, there is a lot that you, the consumer, can do on your own; but in the end, it will be very important to make changes at the national level. (Food System Quotes) I think the biggest impediment to fixing the food system in the United States is that we expect food to be cheap. We want to by other things with our money. We’re so disconnected from agriculture - from the culture in agriculture. (Food System Quotes) When you actually integrate the health savings from an improved food system, eliminating food deserts, ensuring that everyone can afford a healthy diet, that you don’t have to be sort of a person of substantial means in order to have access to healthy food, there are remarkable health improvements. (Food System Quotes) One thing I’ll tell you is the food in Sacramento is off the charts. You’ve got good Asian food, the farm system where everything is natural, which I believe in. I like organic. (Food System Quotes) Essentially, we have a system where wealthy farmers feed the poor crap and poor farmers feed the wealthy high-quality food. (Food System Quotes) I’m very hopeful that we’ll see some change in our food system. I don’t know how far we’ll go, or how quickly we’ll get there, but there is no question that a significant percentage of the American public is dissatisfied with the food system (Food System Quotes) I find that there are a lot of similarities between French and Japanese food. I think they’re two countries that have really systemized their cuisine and codified it (Food System Quotes) Voices of Transition educates, opens minds to new possibilities and presents a new vision of how our food system could be. As a historic transition unfolds, this film is a very powerful tool (Food System Quotes) The American fast food diet and the meat eating habits of the wealthy around the world support a world food system that diverts food resources from the hungry. A diet higher in whole grains and legumes and lower in beef and other meat is not just healthier for ourselves but also contributes to changing the world system that feeds some people and leaves others hungry (Food System Quotes) I love Chinese food, like steamed dim sum, and I can have noodles morning, noon and night, hot or cold. I like food that’s very simple on the digestive system - I tend to keep it light. I love Japanese food too - sushi, sashimi and miso soup (Food System Quotes) We must occupy the food system to create food democracy (Food System Quotes) Nobody trusts the industrial food system to give them good food (Food System Quotes) I have been vegetarian for twelve years. And I have never been seriously ill. Vegetarian food strengthens the immune system. I think that meat makes you sick (Food System Quotes) What we eat has changed more in the last 40 years than in the previous 40,000. The survival of the current food system depends upon widespread ignorance of how it really operates (Food System Quotes)

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