Concerned consumers are used to counting calories, cholesterol content and grams of saturated fat. But what about hidden allergens, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and genetic compounds capable of kick-starting everything from dormant toxins to cancer? The ongoing debate between agribusinesses and the increasingly vocal antibiotech movement over the effects of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on the public health, the environment and the future of farming rages on. But there's no question as to which side of the pea-patch Deborah Koons Garcia's (wife of the late Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia) documentary stands on. Garcia's handsomely produced film, a primer...
Released:
2004
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins