Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story

Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story. Dir. Grant Baldwin. Perf. Grant Baldwin, Jenny

       Rustemeyer. Peg Leg Films, Knowledge Network, 2014. Film.

I saw this movie last Tuesday, and I can honestly say that it provided a new outlook on the food I am eating and whether or not I need to go to the grocery store or if I have food at home that I can eat. 

What made this film so effective was the extremities between the storyline of the couple, where there were such insane facts such as how 40% of what is grown goes to waste and is not eaten. The visuals along with this were impactful as well as the audience is able to see the piles and piles of peaches, bananas, celery, etc., that are thrown into a landfill because they are not seen as "perfect" by the supermarkets and average consumer. 

Just Eat It was also able to provide a look at the multiple different ways that food is wasted - through the growers not being able to sell the food, to the food being tossed away at the grocer, to the food rotting away in someone's refrigerator or counter. 

Photo Source: http://www.foodwastemovie.com

The film also talks about how wasting food actually impacts our planet poorly as it does not simply become compost - it actually creates methane gas in the landfills that the food is thrown into, and since the food is typically in mass quantities instead of just a couple of food servings. 

Overall, this movie helped me to narrow my perspective a bit as to what I want to focus on for my research paper. Now I have decided to focus more on how food is wasted and how this actually negatively impacts the environment and ourselves.